Crustal Deformations
What is a deformation that is only one bend
Monocline
The location on the fault where an earthquake originates from is ...
Focus
Physiographic Provinces are ....
Groupings based on similar geologic features
Igneous rock is formed from ...
Relative dating will give you a calendar date. True or false
False
What is a deformation that has two bends with the strata going downward away from the center?
Anticline
The area on the surface above the focus is ...
epicenter
The Piedmont Province is on the .... (eastern, western, central US)
eastern US
What type of rock is a changed form of other rocks?
Metamorphic rock
What tectonic plate are we located on?
What is a deformation that has two bends with the strata going upward away from the bend
Syncline
Love Waves
The Interior Lowlands Province is in ... (eastern, western, central US)
Central US
What type of rock is sandstone?
Sedimentary
Where is the scale on a topographic map typically located?
The bottom
What is a fault that follows the pull of gravity?
Normal Fault
Surface waves
What province is in the north between the western mountain ranges?
The Columbia Plateau
What type of lava is more dangerous? (felsic or mafic)
Felsic
What describes the ability of geologic material to transport fluids?
Permeability
What are shear forces? (pushing, pulling, sliding)
Sliding
Earthquakes are measured by ...
Intensity and Magnitude
Valley and Range Province
What do we call minerals that are dark and composed of mostly iron and magnesium?
Ferromagnesian
Which crust type is thinner?