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| A(n) _______________ is a set of deep cracks that forms between 2 tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other. |
rift zone |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:22:32 GMT |
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| When the crust ______________, it springs back to its previous elevation. |
rebounds |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:22:32 GMT |
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| What type of mountains form at divergent boundaries? |
fault-block mountains |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:22:32 GMT |
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| What types of mountains form at convergent boundaries? |
1. folded mountains
2. volcanic mountains |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:22:32 GMT |
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| The sinking of regions of Earth's crust to lower levels is called ________. |
subsidence |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:08:30 GMT |
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| The rising of regions of Earth's crust to higher elvations is called ______. |
uplift |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:08:30 GMT |
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| ______________ mountains form at convergent boundaries where oceanic crust sinks into the asthenosphere at subduction zones. |
volcanic |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:08:30 GMT |
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| ___________ mountains occur when tension causes large blocks of the Earth's crust to drop down realtive to other blocks |
fault-block |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:08:30 GMT |
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| ______________ mountains form when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward. |
folded |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:55:37 GMT |
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| The type of fault that occurs when forces cause rock to break and move horizontally |
strike-slip fault |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:55:37 GMT |
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| Type of fault that occurs when tectonic plates cause compression that pushes rocks together |
reverse fault |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:55:37 GMT |
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| Type of fault that occurs when tectonic plates cause tension that pulls rocks apart |
normal fault |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:55:37 GMT |
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| A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another. |
fault |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:41:46 GMT |
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| The type of fault at which hanging wall move up relative to footwall |
reverse fault |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:41:46 GMT |
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| The type of fault at which the hanging wall moves downward relative to footwall |
normal fault |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:41:46 GMT |
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| The 2 sides of a fault are called ___________ and ___________. |
1. hanging wall
2. footwall |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:41:46 GMT |
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| The blocks of rock alog each side of a fault are called ________. |
fault blocks |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:34:59 GMT |
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| The surface along which rocks break and slide is called ______. |
fault |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:34:59 GMT |
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| The type of fold that occurs due to vertical stress is ______________. |
monocline |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:34:59 GMT |
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| The 2 types of folds that occur due to horizontal stress are ___________ and _________. |
1. syncline
2. anticline |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:34:59 GMT |
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| Name 3 different types of folds that occur in rock. |
1. anticline (rock folds upward-most common)
2. syncline (rock folds downward)
3. monocline (both ends of fold are horizontal) |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:30:56 GMT |
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| The bending of rock layers due to stress is called ______________. |
folding |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:30:56 GMT |
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| Name 2 types of stress that deform rocks. |
1. compression
2. tension |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:30:56 GMT |
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| _____________ is stress that occurs when forces act to strestch an object. |
tension |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:30:56 GMT |
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| When ____________ occurs at a convergent boundary, large mountain ranges can form. |
compression |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:21:59 GMT |
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| The process by which the shape of a rock changes because of stress is called _____________. |
deformation |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:21:59 GMT |
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| The type of stress that occurs when 2 tectonic plates collide |
compression |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:21:59 GMT |
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| ______________ is the amount of force per unit area on a given material. |
stress |
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angela Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:21:59 GMT |
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