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17 Cards in this Set
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FOLDING
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FOLDING is the bending or rock layers because of stress.
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FAULT
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A FAULT is the surface along which rock breaks and slide past each other.
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What mountains are formed when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed up?
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FOLDED MOUNTAINS
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DEFORMATION
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DEFORMATION is when rock changes shape because of stress.
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MONOCLINE
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A MONOCLINE is a rock layer that looks bent in the middle.
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What type of mountains are formed when Earth's crust is stretched?
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FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAINS
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What type of mountains are formed when magma rises to Earth's surface and erupts?
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VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
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What happens when rock layers rebound?
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They return to their original elevation.
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UPLIFT
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Rising of rock layers
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NORMAL FAULT
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Hanging wall moves DOWN relative to footwall.
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STRIKE-SLIP FAULT
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Fault blocks that slide past each other horizontally.
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SUBSIDENCE
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Sinking of rock layers
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ANTICLINE
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Upward arching rock layer (rainbow)
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TENSION
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Stress at a divergent plate boundary
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SYNCLINE
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Downward arching rock layer (U-shaped)
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COMPRESSION
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Stress at a convergent plate boundary
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REVERSE FAULT
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Hanging wall moves UP relative to footwall.
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