Explain the Attitudes-Follow-Behavior Principle and Give an Example

question 116

Short Answer

Explain the attitudes-follow-behavior principle and give an example.

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Definitions:

Compression

The act of pressing together; in geology, it refers to the stress applied to materials causing a decrease in volume or shortening.

Thrust Faulting

A geological process where one rock layer is pushed up over another, often leading to mountain building.

Overriding Plate

The tectonic plate that sits above another plate at a convergent boundary, often responsible for mountain building and volcanic activity.

Ocean-Continent Convergent Boundary

A plate-tectonic boundary where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, generally expressed by subduction of the oceanic plate beneath the continent.