Folds and Faults

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What is a syncline?

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A fold in rock layers where the youngest rock layer is in the center.

Front

What causes deformation of rock?

Back

Stress in the earth's crust.

Front

What type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall moving up relative to the footwall?

Back

Reverse fault.

Front

What type of fault is created when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Normal fault.

Front

What is an anticline?

Back

A fold in rock layers where the oldest rock layer is in the center.

Front

What geological process leads to the formation of both anticlines and synclines?

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Compression.

Front

What is a fault?

Back

A fracture in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred.

Front

What is the difference between a normal fault and a reverse fault?

Back

In a normal fault, the hanging wall moves down; in a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves up.

Front

What type of stress is associated with reverse faults?

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Compression.

Front

What is a strike-slip fault?

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A fault where two blocks of crust slide past each other horizontally.