Exam 11: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

In thrust faulting,___________ .

A(n)___________fault develops in response to horizontal, tensional stresses in crustal rocks.

The term___________ refers specifically to geologic mountain building.

The___________ mountains in North America were formed by a continent- continent collision in the Paleozoic.

The ___________in California is the boundary between the North American and Pacific plates.

In a thrust fault, the hanging wall moves _ relative to the footwall, and the fault plane is oriented at a(n)___________angle.

A horst is___________ .

Large circular downwarped structures are called___________ .

___________are fractures showing little or no movement of the rocks on either side.

The concept that rocks of the crust and upper mantle are floating in gravitational balance is known as ___________.

A transform fault is ____________ .

A thrust fault is best described as ____________ .

Any accreted crustal fragment that has a geologic history distinct from that of the adjoining fragments is termed a(n)___________.

The east coast of North America is a good example of a(n)___________tectonic margin.

The mountains and valleys of the Basin and Range Province of the western United States formed in response to ___________.

Folded limestones that occur high in the Himalayas were originally deposited as sediments in a ___________.

Are horsts and grabens bounded by normal or reverse faults?

The Black Hills of South Dakota are a good example of a(n)___________.

Which one of the following is an example of an isostatic movement?

In a normal fault ____________.