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... away from each other) • Shear- occurs at transform boundaries (plates are sliding past each other) ...
... away from each other) • Shear- occurs at transform boundaries (plates are sliding past each other) ...
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... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________ are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________ are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
Chapter 7, Section 4 Directed Reading A
... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
Stress Definition for a Layman
... perpendicular force is applied along one axis of the surface. Twisting occurs when perpendicular forces are applied at two different axes of the surface. Force being applied parallel to an object can be split up into two different types of stress (1) Shear stress and (2) Tensile stress (Hallidy, Res ...
... perpendicular force is applied along one axis of the surface. Twisting occurs when perpendicular forces are applied at two different axes of the surface. Force being applied parallel to an object can be split up into two different types of stress (1) Shear stress and (2) Tensile stress (Hallidy, Res ...
directed reading deforming the earth`s crust
... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
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... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
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... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
Faults
... stresses may cause ductile strain) Faults (Any type of stress may cause brittle strain. The type of fault depends on the type of stress) ...
... stresses may cause ductile strain) Faults (Any type of stress may cause brittle strain. The type of fault depends on the type of stress) ...
EART 118 Seismotectonics
... is released and motion stops. If stress is reapplied, another stress drop and motion occur once stress reaches a certain level. As stress is reapplied, jerky sliding and stress release continues This pattern, called stick-slip, looks like a laboratory version of a sequence of earthquakes on a fault. ...
... is released and motion stops. If stress is reapplied, another stress drop and motion occur once stress reaches a certain level. As stress is reapplied, jerky sliding and stress release continues This pattern, called stick-slip, looks like a laboratory version of a sequence of earthquakes on a fault. ...
Earthquakes: fault classification, terminology, stress
... Classification of Faults Fault scarp: a portion of the fault plane exposed after an earthquake ...
... Classification of Faults Fault scarp: a portion of the fault plane exposed after an earthquake ...
Deforming the Earths Crust
... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
... _____ 14. When opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally, they create a a. normal fault. c. reverse fault. b. fold. d. strike-slip fault. 15. When a fault is not vertical, a hanging wall and a(n) ___________________are formed. 16. The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall ...
Deforming the Earth`s Crust
... Make up the highest mountain ranges Form when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward Appalachian Mountains – formed when North America and Africa collided Alps in central Europe, the Ural Mountains in Russia, and the Himalayas in Asia ...
... Make up the highest mountain ranges Form when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward Appalachian Mountains – formed when North America and Africa collided Alps in central Europe, the Ural Mountains in Russia, and the Himalayas in Asia ...
Print › Earthquakes: Chapter 5 | Quizlet
... strike-slip fault: type of fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways, with little up or down motion; caused by shearing when plates move past each other ...
... strike-slip fault: type of fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways, with little up or down motion; caused by shearing when plates move past each other ...
Chapter 6 Section 3
... • The surface along which rocks break and slide past each other is called a fault. • The blocks of crust on either side of the fault are called fault blocks. • When a fault is not vertical, it forms two types of fault blocks. • The footwall is the block of rock that lies below the plane of the fault ...
... • The surface along which rocks break and slide past each other is called a fault. • The blocks of crust on either side of the fault are called fault blocks. • When a fault is not vertical, it forms two types of fault blocks. • The footwall is the block of rock that lies below the plane of the fault ...
Mountains Formed by Normal Faults Mountains Formed by Reverse
... Fault lines are great cracks in the crust. Normal Faults are caused by tensional forces. When the land moves apart at a fault line one plate drops down lower that the other. Fault Block Mountains sometimes form when many layers of the Earth's crust are moved vertically upward between two parallel fa ...
... Fault lines are great cracks in the crust. Normal Faults are caused by tensional forces. When the land moves apart at a fault line one plate drops down lower that the other. Fault Block Mountains sometimes form when many layers of the Earth's crust are moved vertically upward between two parallel fa ...
1. Describe completely the following folds: a. Anticline – It is caused
... 4. What is meant by the term deformation? Deformation is when rocks change shape and size due to stress. 5. If the geology of an area is dominated by tensional tectonic forces, what two types of mountains would you expect to find? Volcanic mountains and fault block mountains 6. Describe completely t ...
... 4. What is meant by the term deformation? Deformation is when rocks change shape and size due to stress. 5. If the geology of an area is dominated by tensional tectonic forces, what two types of mountains would you expect to find? Volcanic mountains and fault block mountains 6. Describe completely t ...
Unit 4 Lesson 3 Mountain Building
... 4. What is meant by the term deformation? Deformation is when rocks change shape and size due to stress. 5. If the geology of an area is dominated by tensional tectonic forces, what two types of mountains would you expect to find? Volcanic mountains and fault block mountains 6. Describe completely t ...
... 4. What is meant by the term deformation? Deformation is when rocks change shape and size due to stress. 5. If the geology of an area is dominated by tensional tectonic forces, what two types of mountains would you expect to find? Volcanic mountains and fault block mountains 6. Describe completely t ...
1: How does the process of mountain building begin
... 23: Compressional stress applied to crust by plates colliding causes crust to deform and thicken. Because of isostosy, when will regional uplift occur? During mountain building, for a long time afterwards, or both? ...
... 23: Compressional stress applied to crust by plates colliding causes crust to deform and thicken. Because of isostosy, when will regional uplift occur? During mountain building, for a long time afterwards, or both? ...
Strike-Slip Faults
... When rocks are pulled apart because of tension (stress that pulls rocks apart). The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall. ...
... When rocks are pulled apart because of tension (stress that pulls rocks apart). The hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall. ...
Quake Study sees Possible Fault with New Madrid`s
... A lack of movement on the surface of the New Madrid fault doesn't mean it's not ready to rumble, says a Stanford University study being published today. Stanford researchers have designed a computer model of the New Madrid fault that shows that even though things at the surface of the Mississippi Va ...
... A lack of movement on the surface of the New Madrid fault doesn't mean it's not ready to rumble, says a Stanford University study being published today. Stanford researchers have designed a computer model of the New Madrid fault that shows that even though things at the surface of the Mississippi Va ...
Faults: Basics
... – Normal fault: Hanging wall down — indicates extension – Reverse fault: Hanging wall up — indicates shortening ...
... – Normal fault: Hanging wall down — indicates extension – Reverse fault: Hanging wall up — indicates shortening ...
Summary and review
... To get at displacement on BIG structures- need to know depths/temperatures from which rocks were ...
... To get at displacement on BIG structures- need to know depths/temperatures from which rocks were ...
Chapter 2, Section 1 – Forces in Earth`s Crust
... **faults are breaks in the crust where rocks slip past each other I. ...
... **faults are breaks in the crust where rocks slip past each other I. ...