chapter 4 folding and faulting Flashcards
1
Q
tension occurs at
A
divergent plate boundres
2
Q
compression occurs at
A
convergence
3
Q
shearing occurs at
A
transform
4
Q
anticline
A
arch
5
Q
syncline
A
down fold
6
Q
simple fold
A
limbs same steepness and length
7
Q
asymmetrical folds
A
different steepness and length
8
Q
recumbent fold
A
limbs moving in the same direction
9
Q
overthrust folds
A
one limb pushed over the other
10
Q
normal fault
A
divergent plate boundaries stretch the earth till it fractures
11
Q
graben fault
A
two parallel faults
large block of land slips down forms rift valley
death valley California
12
Q
thrust fault
A
plane inclined
