Mountain Building

Front

How do Folded Mountains form?

Back

Forms when layers are squeezed and pushed together upward.

Front

What are the two types of folding?

Back

Synclines and Anticlines.

Front

What does the movement of tectonic plates cause on rocks?

Back

Places stress on rocks.

Front

What happens in a normal fault?

Back

The faults move in a normal way (down) due to gravity.

Front

What happens in reverse faults?

Back

The hanging blocks move upward relative to the footwall.

Front

Define Folded Mountains.

Back

Mountains formed by the folding of the Earth's crust due to tectonic forces.

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

Back

A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.

Front

Explain the term 'fault' in geology.

Back

A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.

Front

What is the difference between a syncline and an anticline?

Back

A syncline is a downward fold, while an anticline is an upward fold in rock layers.

Front

What role does gravity play in normal faults?

Back

Gravity causes the hanging wall to move down relative to the footwall.