Deformation & Mountains Flashcards
1
Q
What are the types of strains?
A
Elastic strain
Plastic strain
Fracture
2
Q
What is an elastic strain?
A
Strain/Stress recovery
3
Q
What is a plastic strain?
A
Ductile deformation
4
Q
What is a fracture?
A
Brittle deformation
5
Q
What are folds?
A
Series of undulations in rock
6
Q
What are the types of folds?
A
Anticline
Syncline
Dome
7
Q
What is an anticline?
A
Arched rock layers, oldest rock in center of fold
8
Q
What is a syncline?
A
Downfolds of rock layers, youngest rock in center of fold
9
Q
What is a strike?
A
Orientation of layers - horizontal line along a plane
10
Q
What is a dip?
A
Angle of a plane’s slope - from vertical and perpendicular to strike
