unit 5 topic 7 Flashcards
1
Q
what is syncline
A
a down fold of a rock layer
2
Q
what is Anticline
A
an up fold of rock layers
3
Q
what is faulting
A
a fracture in bedrock which rock has moved
4
Q
what is thrust faulting
A
low angle faulting of a rock
5
Q
what is an example of thrust faulting
A
break in the earth’s crust
6
Q
what is a fault block mountain
A
mountains formed by the process of thrust faulting
or mountain on top of a fault
7
Q
how are folded mountains formed
A
when two sedimentary rocks are under pressure that can either make them fold or break
8
Q
what are the two actions on earth’s crust that can cause a fault
A
- the rocks on the earths crust is to brittle to fold
2. when tectonic forces stretch earth’s crust
9
Q
how are complex mountains formed
A
combination of plates converging
