Unit 2 - Lesson 5 • Rock Formations Flashcards
0
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When rock layers bend but don’t break under stress…
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Folding
1
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The process by which rocks change shape when under stress…
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Deformation
2
Q
A break, or crack, in rock.
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Faults
3
Q
Stress that pushes rocks in parallel but opposite directions
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Sheer stress
4
Q
Stress that pulls or stretches rocks apart.
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Tension
5
Q
Stress that squeezes or pushes rocks together.
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Compression
6
Q
Happens when compression forces two plates to push against each other.
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Reverse fault
7
Q
Rocks move as you would expect them to due to gravity.
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Normal fault
8
Q
Rocks move past each other sideways with little up and down motions.
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Strike-slip fault
