Force causes stress and strain in materials. Stress is the internal resisting force within a material when an external force acts on it. It is calculated by dividing the applied force by the material's cross-sectional area. Normal stress acts perpendicular to a surface, while shear stress acts parallel. The Young's modulus quantifies a material's resistance to elastic deformation from stress, and is calculated from the material's stress and strain. The shear modulus similarly quantifies a material's resistance to shear deformation from parallel forces. These moduli are important properties for understanding how materials deform under different types of loads.