Rock has a response to stress similar to that of taffy. Crust that is close to the surface and cooler is more likely to be brittle and to break when stresseD. Increase the pressure, however, and the rock will heat up, becoming ductile. Under heat and pressure, it will change its shape rather than break. Both brittle and ductile responses to stress are evident in

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8 January, 15:43

Rock has a response to stress similar to that of taffy. Crust that is close to the surface and cooler is more likely to be brittle and to break when stresseD. Increase the pressure, however, and the rock will heat up, becoming ductile. Under heat and pressure, it will change its shape rather than break. Both brittle and ductile responses to stress are evident in

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Larry Dunn · Answer 1

Mountain ranges

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Brittle and ductile responses to stress are evident in mountain ranges. A mountain range is a series of mountains that are connected together generally to form a long line of mountains. Large mountain ranges may be made up of smaller mountain ranges called subranges. I. e, the Smokey Mountain Range is part of the Appalachian Mountain Range.