Making the world better, one answer at a time. Shearing (stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions), tension (stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle), and compression (stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks).aking the world better, one answer at a time. Shearing (stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions), tension (stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle), and compression (stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks).