Structural Geology Quiz

With neat and clean illustration define strike and dip and dip direction of a plane.

Draw the Flinn diagram for strain ellipsoid.

Differentiate between apparent dip and true dip.

In which deformation regime, does the principal axes of strain not change its orientation throughout the deformation.

Draw the displacement field and particle path for simple shear

Write down the strain condition for plain strain in terms of X, Y and Z where X is the stretching axis, Y the intermediate axis and Z the shortening axis.

Figure shows stereographic projections of the axial plane and fold axis. Which one of the fold is represented in the figure?

A fold in which the dip isogons is parallel to the axial trace is called _____________.

Z-folds occur at the __________ of the fold.

A fold which has a planar axial surface and curved hinge line is called ____________.