Deforming the Earth`s Crust
... mountains form. • The layers of the crust break and drop in elevation compared to surrounding layers. • The Tetons are an ...
... mountains form. • The layers of the crust break and drop in elevation compared to surrounding layers. • The Tetons are an ...
Canggaan (Deformation) - Universiti Sains Malaysia
... Describing the orientation of layers of rock When we describe the orientation of sedimentary rock units, we must keep in mind that these rocks were originally deposited as sediment in horizontal (flat) layers (Remember from geologic time: Law of original horizontality) ...
... Describing the orientation of layers of rock When we describe the orientation of sedimentary rock units, we must keep in mind that these rocks were originally deposited as sediment in horizontal (flat) layers (Remember from geologic time: Law of original horizontality) ...
FOLDS AND STRUCTURES DUE TO FOLDING
... In reverse faulting, the hanging wall block moves up relative to the footwall block. Reverse faults are associated with crustal COMPRESSION and are also known as thrust faults. ...
... In reverse faulting, the hanging wall block moves up relative to the footwall block. Reverse faults are associated with crustal COMPRESSION and are also known as thrust faults. ...
Folding and Faulting Powerpoint
... syncline, but was compressed with a greater force causing the angle to be much smaller. • Folds such as these occur to form steep mountain slopes like those in Whistler, British Columbia. • To the left is a photo of a tight fold formed by extreme pressure on these rocks. ...
... syncline, but was compressed with a greater force causing the angle to be much smaller. • Folds such as these occur to form steep mountain slopes like those in Whistler, British Columbia. • To the left is a photo of a tight fold formed by extreme pressure on these rocks. ...
Folding and Faulting
... syncline, but was compressed with a greater force causing the angle to be much smaller. • Folds such as these occur to form steep mountain slopes like those in Whistler, British Columbia. • To the left is a photo of a tight fold formed by extreme pressure on these rocks. ...
... syncline, but was compressed with a greater force causing the angle to be much smaller. • Folds such as these occur to form steep mountain slopes like those in Whistler, British Columbia. • To the left is a photo of a tight fold formed by extreme pressure on these rocks. ...
Crustal Deformation
... the direction of greatest compression • On a large scale (centimeters to kilometers), rocks fold. The axial plane of the fold is also at right angles to the direction of greatest compression ...
... the direction of greatest compression • On a large scale (centimeters to kilometers), rocks fold. The axial plane of the fold is also at right angles to the direction of greatest compression ...
map-view - Bakersfield College
... Measuring the “strike” of strata • represents the intersection of the tilted layer and the imaginary horizontal plane • A MAP symbol – showing the “directional trend” of strata Measuring the directional ...
... Measuring the “strike” of strata • represents the intersection of the tilted layer and the imaginary horizontal plane • A MAP symbol – showing the “directional trend” of strata Measuring the directional ...
Scale types of Folds
... •Thrust faults are low-angle and can have substantial displacement, stack above each other •Faults tend to cut upsection toward craton, flattening at intermediate levels (e.g. shales) •Low structural relief in external zones ...
... •Thrust faults are low-angle and can have substantial displacement, stack above each other •Faults tend to cut upsection toward craton, flattening at intermediate levels (e.g. shales) •Low structural relief in external zones ...
Structural Geology Stress and Strain
... •Monoclinal folds form when deepseated faults occur at depth and are not propagated through overlying sedimentary rocks to the surface •More pliant sedimentary rocks are able to accommodate strain by folding instead of fracturing in a brittle manner ...
... •Monoclinal folds form when deepseated faults occur at depth and are not propagated through overlying sedimentary rocks to the surface •More pliant sedimentary rocks are able to accommodate strain by folding instead of fracturing in a brittle manner ...
Inside Earth Ch. 2 Sec. 1 Notes
... -1 rock lies above the fault (hanging wall) and the other below the fault (footwall) 2. Reverse Fault ...
... -1 rock lies above the fault (hanging wall) and the other below the fault (footwall) 2. Reverse Fault ...
How did Alfred find fossilised sea animals high up in the Alps
... Fold mountains have been formed at times in the earth’s geological history called mountain-building periods. ...
... Fold mountains have been formed at times in the earth’s geological history called mountain-building periods. ...
Document
... The hinge line joins the points of maximum bending along a bed. The axial surface, or plane, passes through the hinges of successive beds, while the axis of the fold is any line on the bed which is parallel to the hinge line. When the axis is inclined to the horizontal, the fold is said to plunge. A ...
... The hinge line joins the points of maximum bending along a bed. The axial surface, or plane, passes through the hinges of successive beds, while the axis of the fold is any line on the bed which is parallel to the hinge line. When the axis is inclined to the horizontal, the fold is said to plunge. A ...
6.3 Notes Deforming the Earth’s Crust
... •Eventually when plates move together the continental crust collides •It also pushes and folds the rocks into high mountains •The Himalayas rise to 8848m and are still growing today ...
... •Eventually when plates move together the continental crust collides •It also pushes and folds the rocks into high mountains •The Himalayas rise to 8848m and are still growing today ...
Earth`s Crust in Motion
... pushed upward) • Fault-block (faulting causes large blocks to crust to drop down relative to other blocks. • Volcanic (molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface) ...
... pushed upward) • Fault-block (faulting causes large blocks to crust to drop down relative to other blocks. • Volcanic (molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface) ...
Homework 05c
... Accretionary Wedges (e.g. the Santa Catalina [Island] Schist) formed in a) convergent margins b) divergent margins c) transform margins 15) Continental Volcanic Arcs (Andes, Cascades) and Volcanic Island Arcs (Aleutians, Japan, Philippines, Solomons, Lesser Antilles) are examples of volcanoes formed ...
... Accretionary Wedges (e.g. the Santa Catalina [Island] Schist) formed in a) convergent margins b) divergent margins c) transform margins 15) Continental Volcanic Arcs (Andes, Cascades) and Volcanic Island Arcs (Aleutians, Japan, Philippines, Solomons, Lesser Antilles) are examples of volcanoes formed ...
2007 Q3 B folding faulting on landscape
... years ago red sandstone rock was formed but it was covered with limestone. These two rocks were compressed together during the Amorican fold mountain time. The limestone was eroded from the fold anticlines and they are exposed today as sandstone mountain ridges like the Macguillycuddy's Reeks in cou ...
... years ago red sandstone rock was formed but it was covered with limestone. These two rocks were compressed together during the Amorican fold mountain time. The limestone was eroded from the fold anticlines and they are exposed today as sandstone mountain ridges like the Macguillycuddy's Reeks in cou ...