Forces in Earth's Crust FLASHCARD REVIEW

Front

Type of stress that causes rocks to move apart and becomes thin in the middle is ____________.

Back

Tension

Front

This is an example of a/an _____________.

Back

anticline

Front

What are the two types of folding?

Back

Synclines and Anticlines

Front

What type of stress causes these folds?

Back

compression

Front

Shearing stress will be found at a ______________ boundary.

Back

transform

Front

What is compression in geology?

Back

A type of stress that pushes rocks together, causing them to fold or fracture.

Front

What is tension in geology?

Back

A type of stress that pulls rocks apart, making them thinner.

Front

What is shearing stress?

Back

A type of stress that causes rocks to slide past each other.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Front

Define anticline.

Back

A type of fold that is arch-like and has its oldest rocks at the core.

Front

Define syncline.

Back

A type of fold that is trough-like and has its youngest rocks at the core.