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Mountain Building Study Guide
Name ________________________________________________________________
Answer the following in complete sentences unless it is asking for a list or there is only one line
to write on.
1. Describe completely the following folds:
a. Anticline ___________________________________________________________________
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b. Syncline ___________________________________________________________________
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2. What causes a fold to occur in the rock layer?
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3. What places stress on the rocks of tectonic plates?
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4. What is meant by the term deformation?
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5. If the geology of an area is dominated by tensional tectonic forces, what two types of
mountains would you expect to find?
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6. Describe completely the following types of faults:
a. Strike-slip fault ___________________________________________________________________
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b. Normal fault ___________________________________________________________________
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c. Reverse fault ___________________________________________________________________
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7. Explain completely the following terms in regards to faults:
a. Shear stress ___________________________________________________________________
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b. Tension ___________________________________________________________________
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c. Compression ___________________________________________________________________
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8. What is meant by the term “failed rift system”?
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9. Over long periods of time, tectonic forces can cause rocks to fold. What kind of stress
causes folding?
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10.Describe the following types of mountains completely. Be sure to explain how they are
formed and what tectonic plate boundaries they are usually associated with.
a. Folded mountains ___________________________________________________________________
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b. Volcanic mountains ___________________________________________________________________
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c. Fault-block mountains ___________________________________________________________________
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11.What happens to rocks during deformation?
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12.Explain the following terms:
a. Fault Plane ___________________________________________________________________
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b. Hanging Wall ___________________________________________________________________
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c. Foot Wall ___________________________________________________________________
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13.What happens when stress causes a normal fault?
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14.What kind of movement occurs along a reverse fault?
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15.In an anticline, where are the youngest and oldest layers of rock found?
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16.In a syncline, where are the youngest and oldest layers of rock found?
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17.Explain how forces from tectonic plate movement can build these three types of
mountains : folded mountains, fault-block mountains, and volcanic mountains.