Principles and Concepts

Question 1

Continous, produces certain kinds of folds, ductile faults, cleavage and foliation

Answer 1

Ductile Deformation

Question 2

Discontinuous, produces other kinds of folds, brittle folds, brittle faults and joints

Answer 2

Brittle Deformation

Question 3

The closing and opening of an ocean basin

Answer 3

Wilson Cycle

Question 4

states that small structures are key to mimic the style and orientations of larger structures of the same generation with a particular area

Answer 4

Pumpellys Rule

Question 5

A rock mass in which original position is questionable with respect to the adjacent terrane or continent to which it is presently attached

Answer 5

Suspect terrane

Question 6

Bears no resemblance to the mass to which it is attached and the source may be on the opposite side of a major ocean

Answer 6

Exotic Terrane

Question 7

deals with the origin, kinematics, geometry of formation of structures

Answer 7

Structural Geology

Question 8

Structures that occur as single features ( e.g a fault, or an isolated fault)

Answer 8

Non-penetrative structures

Question 9

Structures that occur pervasively(e.g. cleavage, foliation and some folds)

Answer 9

Penetrative structures