Stress in Earth's Crust - Page 2

Questions

What happens when a piece of calcite is struck by a hammer?
Which is likely to experience more damage during an earthquake: a house built on a solid rock ledge or a nearby house built on a soil river bank?
What kind of wave is caused by seismic activity?
What conditions in the sun's core allow the plasma state to exist?
What features form when rocks bend?
What does it mean for a material to be brittle?
What is the temperature of the earth at a depth of 1,800 km?
Where do you find the rock of the earth's crust to be thicker?
What is stress that stretches a rock layer?