How Is Stress Different from Strain

question 51

Multiple Choice

How is stress different from strain?

• A) Strain is a measure of the total displacement on a fault.
• B) Stress is the change in shape of a rock due to applied strain.
• C) Strain is the change in shape of a rock due to applied stress.
• D) They are not different: stress and strain are synonymous.

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