When does brittle deformation occur?

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When does brittle deformation occur? What occurs when the buoyancy force pushing up on lithosphere equals the gravitational force pulling down on it? What will tend to make rocks change by ductile deformation rather than by brittle deformation?

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CHAPTER 9 REVIEW   A horizontal line on Earth's surface has a plunge of 0°  Brittle deformation occurs when many atomic bonds are broken quickly and rock pieces separate. Identify the FALSE statement  If you walk from the outer edge of a dome in toward its center, you cross progressively  younger rock layers.  Identify the FALSE statement. A shield has layers of undeformed sedimentary rock that are extremely old.  Identify the FALSE statement. Brittle deformation produces folds and faults. Identify the FALSE statement. Mountains don't get infinitely high or exist forever   because they are eventually subducted in the plate tectonic cycle.  Identify the TRUE statement. The diagram shows an anticline plunging toward the north.  Identify the s

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