Chapter 11: Deformation of the Crust

What is a mountain that forms where faulting breaks Earth's crust into large blocks, which causes some blocks to drop down relative to other blocks called?

• dome mountain
• fault-block mountain
• folded mountain
• deformation

A form of ductile strain in which rock layers bend is called a...

• fault
• isostasy
• fold
• bend

The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust is known as what?

• deformation
• folding
• straining
• faulting

A circular or elliptical, almost symmetrical elevation or structure in which the stratified rock slopes downward gently from the central point of folding is known as a what?

• folded mountain
• mountain range
• fault-block mountain
• dome mountain

What is a series of mountains that are closely related in orientation, age, and mode of formation known as?

• folded mountain
• isostasy
• mountain range
• dome mountain

In geology, the amount of force per unit area that acts on a rock is called...

• stress
• strain
• gerth
• pressure

A mountain that forms when rock layers are squeezed together and uplifted is called a ___________ mountain.

• fault-block
• squish-lifted
• folded
• dome

A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another is called a what?

• fault
• strain
• crack
• isostase

What is the condition of gravitational and buoyant equilibrium between Earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere called?

• strain
• isostasy
• domeancy
• stress

Any change in a rock's shape or volume caused by stress is known as...

• fault
• fold
• deformation
• strain