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earth crust movement

Movement of the earths crust

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What are the three basic types of stress? Compression,tension, and shearing
As rocks undergo stress, they slowly change... Shape and Volume
The breaking tilting and folding of rocks is called? Deformation
A crack in the earth's surface caused by stress is called? A Fracture
A break or crack along which rocks move is called a? Fault
The block of rock above a fault is called the? Hanging Wall
The block of rock below the fault is called the? Foot Wall
What type of fault is caused when compression causes the hanging wall to slide over the foot wall? Trust Fault
A fault where the blocks move horizontally past each other is called a? Lateral Fault
Mountains formed by blocks of rock uplifted by normal faults are called? Fault Block Mountains
Type of valley formed when the block of land between two normal faults slides downward Rift Valley
A Bend in a rock is called a? Fold
An upward fold is called a? Anticline
A downward fold is called a? Syncline
A large area of flat land that is raised high above sea level Plateau
The uplifted area created by rising magma is called? A Dome
Beneath the earth's crust is a layer called The Mantle
What is the balance of force between the crust and the mantle called? isostasy
Which is more dense the mantle rocks or crust rocks? Mantle Rocks
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