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    What Is the Name Given to the Force Which Tends
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What Is the Name Given to the Force Which Tends

Question 12

Question 12

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What is the name given to the force which tends to pull rocks apart?


A) compressive stress
B) tensional stress
C) shear stress
D) fracture strain

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