Rock Formations Flashcards
Examples of this Fault are Himalayas Mountains and Rocky Mountains
Reverse Faults
In a monocline, the _______ rocks are at the bottom while the ________ are at the top.
Oldest; Youngest
Fold that bends downward which rocks are curved down to a center
Syncline
The __________ is the rock that place on top the fault
Footwall
Are formed when rocks experienced compressive stress and deformed plastically. It causes bending of rocks.
Folds
Example of Normal Fault
East African Rift
In anticline the _______ rocks are found at the center while _______ rocks covered them at the top of the structure.
Oldest; Youngest
Most common fault found in transform plate boundaries.
Strike-slip Faults
The fracture is called a _________ because there is a block of rock left standing on either side of a fracture line.
Joint
This type of fault is most common in convergent boundaries
Reverse Faults
Revers fault occurs when hanging walls moves _________.
Upward
The rock below the fault
Hanging Wall
Most popular example of Strike-slip fault.
San Andreas Fault
A rock under ample stress can
Fracture
Fold that arches upward
anticline
