What process causes stress in earth's crust?

Acompany produces items in small batches. the machinery needs to warm up before the items can be produced. the scatterplot shows the time needed to produce batches of different numbers of items. based on the line of best fit, which of these statements is true?

What can you learn about precipitation levels in south america from this map? brazil is experiencing a drought. it rains more in higher altitudes. peru received the highest level of rain. venezuela got less than 25 cm of rain. 

Where was oil production at its highest in the 1980s and still remains important to the russian economy? central asia the ural mountains russian siberia the caucasus region