WorksheetsChapter 11 vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earths crust, the change in shape of the rock due to stress
a)
Isostasy
b)
Deformation
c)
Strain
d)
Fold
2.
A condition of gravitational and buoyant equilibrium between Earth’s lithosphere and asthenosphere
a)
Fold
b)
Fault
c)
Deformation
d)
Isostasy
3.
The amount of force per unit area that acts on a rock
a)
Stress
b)
Strain
c)
Fold
d)
Lithosphere
4.
Any change in a rock’s shape or volume caused by stress
a)
Strain
b)
Stress
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
5.
A form of ductile strain in which rock layers bend, usually as a result of compression
a)
Fault
b)
Strain
c)
Isostasy
d)
Fold
6.
A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another; a form of brittle strain
a)
Fault
b)
Fold
c)
Strain
d)
Isostasy
7.
A series of mountains that are closely related in orientation, age, and mode of formation
a)
Fault block mountains
b)
Folded mountain
c)
Mountain range
d)
Dome mountain
8.
A mountain that forms when rock layers are squeezed together and uplifted
a)
Dome mountain
b)
Folded mountain
c)
Block mountain
d)
Mountain range
9.
A mountain that forms where faulting breaks Earth’s crust into large blocks to drop down relative to other mountains
a)
Fault-block mountains
b)
Dome mountain
c)
Mountain range
d)
Volcano
10.
A circular or elliptical, almost symmetrical elevation or structure in which the stratified rock slopes downward gently from the central point of folding
a)
Fault-block mountain
b)
Dome mountain
c)
Volcano
d)
Mountain range
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