The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called shearing.
a. true
b. false

False. Shearing does not refer to the squeezing of rocks. This phenomenon is called compression, where force is applied to rocks causing it to squeeze together. This is a term commonly used in geology, a field that focuses on the study of rocks within the environment. This event typically results to tectonic scale deformation. 

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