Stone Has Been Used as a Building Material Since Ancient

question 14

Multiple Choice

Stone has been used as a building material since ancient times because of its compressive strength,which is the __________.

• A) ability to support pressure without breaking
• B) ability to press down and become solidly fixed in the ground
• C) relative weight of a block of stone to its size
• D) force a block exerts on the blocks around it

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Definitions:

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Horizontal Analysis

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Percentage Change

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