Stress & Change in the Crust

The stress force that pulls crustal plates apart is called .....

• tension

• shearing

• compression

Compression causes the formation of folds called ...

• anticlines

• synclines

• anticlines and synclines

A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is a(n) _____________.

• anticline
• syncline

Compression between two continental plates causes the formation of ___________ mountains.

• folded

• Appalachian

• plateau

• rounded

What is compression in the Earth's crust?

• When two plates pull apart

• When two plates break and slip apart

• Where two plates push together

Where does most of the stress occur in the crust?

• in the middle of crustal plates

• near lakes

• at the edges of crustal plates

• in areas where there are glaciers

What type of force (stress) makes pieces of crust slide past each other?

• compression

• shear

• tension

A pulling apart force

• compression

• shear

• tension

The rock outermost layer of the Earth is the

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Continental Plate

A break or crack in rock where no movement has occurred is called a(n)

• Fracture

• Fault

• Anticline

• Syncline