Definitions
true or false
Multiple Choice
100
Stress
What is the forces that push and pull on the Earth's crust, causing its deformation?
100
a special type of reverse fault is THRUST FAULT
What is true
100
A. Syncline
What is a downward fold in a rock is called a(an) A. Syncline B. Anticline C. Plateau D. Dome
200
Thrust fault
What is a reverse fault in which the hanging wall slides over the foot wall?
200
an upward fold in a rock is called an SYNCLINE?
What is False
200
A. Plateau
What is a large flat area that is uplifted high above sea level and whose underlying layers of rock are flat is called a(an) A. Plateau B. Syncline C. Dome D. Anticline
300
Rift valley
What is a valley formed when the block of land between two normal faults slides downward?
300
the fault along which the blocks move horizontally past each other is called a NORMAL FAULT?
What is False
400
Plateau
What is a large area of flat land that is raised high above sea level, and that consist of horizontal rocks layers?
400
rift valley formed when a block of rock between two normal faults slides down?
What is a True
500
Fault
What is a break or crack along which rocks move?
500
Compression, Tension, and shearing cause the rocks to FRACTURE?
What is true
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