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Earth's Structure C4

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Stress A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
Tension The stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle
Compression The stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
Shearing The stress force that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions
Normal fault A fault where the fault cuts through rock at an angle so that one block of rock sits over the fault, while the other block lies under the fault
Hanging wall The block of rock in a normal fault that sits over the fault
Footwall The block of rock in a normal fault that sits under the fault
Reverse fault A fault that has the same structure as a normal fault, but the blocks move in the reverse direction
Strike-slip fault A fault where the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other
Anticline A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch
Syncline A fold in rock that bends downward to form a "V" shape
Plateau A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
Fault-block mountains Mountains that form from tension in Earth's crust that causes faulting
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