Question

What happens to Earth’s surface when horizontal pressure is applied to rocks?

Answer 1

When a horizontal pressure is applied to rocks, the earth's surface will form lines that are perpendicular to the direction of the pressure. This can be compared to folds in a wrinkled rug lying on a floor.

Answer 2

The tectonic plates rearrange.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since these tectonic plates are so close one with each other, if they overlap one into another because of the pressure, new hills, mountains, mountain range and a volcano could formed. These effects will be tragic for a community of people that live precisely in shocking area, because of the rearrange could lost their properties.