1st Hour Ch 11 Vocab Flashcard

Front

Bending, braking, or tilting of Earth's crust

Back

Deformation

Front

Equilibrium between lithosphere & asthenosphere with gravity down & buoyancy up

Back

Isostacy

Front

Force per unit area acting on a rock

Back

Stress

Front

Change in a rock's shape or volume due to stress

Back

Strain

Front

Bend in rock layers from stress

Back

Fold

Front

Break in rock layers from stress

Back

Fault

Front

A series of mountains formed together.

Back

Mountain Range

Front

Mountain formed by squeezed and uplifted rock layers

Back

Folded Mountain

Front

A mountain formed by the Earth's crust breaking into large pieces, with some blocks dropping down.

Back

Fault-block Mountain

Front

A circular or elliptical mountain formed by magma.

Back

Dome Mountain