Mountain_ Building Quiz

A general term that refers to all changes in the original shape and/or size of a rock body.

• Stress

• Deformation

• Strain

The force per unit area acting on a solid

• Strain

• Stress

The change in shape or volume of a body of rock as a result of stress.

• Strain

• Stress

What type of stress is this?

• unstressed

• Tensional stress

• compressional stress

• shear stress

What type of stress is this?

• unstressed

• shear stress

• Tensional stress

• compressional stress

What type of stress is this?

• unstressed

• shear stress

• compressional stress

• tensional stress

most commonly formed by the upfolding, or arching, of rock layers

• synclines

• anticlines

• monoclines

linear downfolds in sedimentary strata.

• Anticlines

• synclines

• monoclines

•large step-like folds in otherwise horizontal sedimentary strata.

• anticlines

• synclines

• monoclines

occur when the hanging wall block moves down relative to the footwall block

• Reverse fault

• normal fault

• thrust fault