Increasing the Driving Forces and Reducing the Restraining Forces Tends

question 56

Multiple Choice

Increasing the driving forces and reducing the restraining forces tends to:

• A) reduce the need for change.
• B) unfreeze the status quo.
• C) refreeze the status quo.
• D) increase environmental stability.
• E) cause none of these outcomes.

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Definitions:

Broken Rocks

Fragments of rock material resulting from natural processes like weathering, erosion, or human activities.

Tight Oil

A type of unconventional oil found in shale and other low-permeability rock formations, extracted through hydraulic fracturing or "fracking."

Host Rock

The original rock formation that contains minerals, gems, or other economically valuable materials, or into which ore is introduced during hydrothermal events.

Conventional Oil

Oil that is produced through traditional drilling methods, as opposed to unconventional methods like fracking.