What happens to Earth's surface when horizontal pressure is applied to rocks?

a.

they break and one layer slides beneath the other creating a shelf

b.

they fold to create ridges and valley in the same direction to which pressure is applied

c.

they fold to create ridges and valleys perpendicular to the direction to which pressure is applied

d.

the pressure causes friction that changes the composition of the rocks

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Josephine Dalton

Biology

10 July, 21:17

What happens to Earth's surface when horizontal pressure is applied to rocks?

a.

they break and one layer slides beneath the other creating a shelf

b.

they fold to create ridges and valley in the same direction to which pressure is applied

c.

they fold to create ridges and valleys perpendicular to the direction to which pressure is applied

d.

the pressure causes friction that changes the composition of the rocks

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Gauge Becker · Answer 1

What happens to them would basically happen to everything only the earth's surface is more robust. The answer is c. they fold to create ridges and valleys perpendicular to the direction to which pressure is applied. This means that it takes the form based on the force that is applied to it which is in this case horizontal, meaning from sides instead of vertical which would be from up or down.