Chapter 10 Flashcards
What are the three types of deformation
Elastic deformation Brittle failure (deformation) near surface Ductile Deformation
What are the 4 causes of rock deformation
rock type
time
temperture
pressure
What are the 3 types of stresses caused by Plate Tectonics
Compressional stress
Tensional stress
Shear stress
Define Compressional Stress
a stress that pushes together material on either side of a plane
list 5 created by compressional stress
most land mountain ranges folds islands joints reverse/thrust faults
What is the longest mountain range in the world
Mid Ocean Ridge
What is the largest continental mountain
Andes Mountains
list 6 features of tensional stress
mid ocean ridges fault block mountains normal faults horst and gravers joints islands
List 3 features of Shear stress
Strike slip faults
Islands
Joints
What are 3 types of Linear compressional folds
Anticline
Syncline
Monocline
What stress creates folds?
Compressional stress
What is the name of the topography of Middle Tennessee ?
Central Basin
What is the geologic structure of Tennessee?
Nashville Dome
What is the geologic structure of the valley ridge province?
Anticline and Syncline
Name 2 round compressional folds
Dome
Basin
what are the two main categories of faults
dip slip faults
strike slip faults
What are the 2 specific types of dip slip faults?
Normal or Reverse faults
What are the 2 specific types of Strike slip faults
Right lateral fault and left lateral fault
What is a left lateral fault
where rock on the other side of the fault shifts left
what is a right lateral fault
where rock on the other side of the fault shifts right
What 2 rock structures have joints in the center causing them to erode?
Dome and Anticline
What are 2 examples of fault block Mountains
Sierra Nevada, CA
Grand Tetons, WY
What is a Mountain Root?
The portion of a non volcanic mountain that lies…..
What is the youngest and tallest mountain range in the world?
Himalayan Mountains
