When a Rock Is Stressed, It May Deform Plastically, or Break

question 24

True/False

When a rock is stressed, it may deform plastically, or break by brittle fracture.

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Definitions:

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, are twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells.

Fraternal Twins

Also known as dizygotic twins, these are siblings born at the same time who have developed from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm, thus they are genetically distinct and not identical.

Behavioral Geneticists

Behavioral geneticists study the role of genetics in influencing human behavior, including how genes interact with the environment to affect individual differences.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.