Exam 11: Cracks, crags, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Shear stress at sufficient depth within a fault plane can induce ductile shear,forming a fine-grained metamorphic rock named ____________.

Right lateral and left lateral are both examples of ____________ faults.

Valleys and hillsides carved by glaciers are generally more ____________ in comparison to those produced by rivers and streams.

Deformation brought on by orogeny can ____________.

A joint always occurs as a single,isolated plane within a rock.

The central portion of high curvature on a fold is termed the fold ____________.

A hot body of rock is more likely to exhibit ____________ than is a cold body of rock.

Normal,reverse,and thrust are all examples of ____________ faults.

A body of rock affected by tensile stress will likely undergo ____________.

Earthquakes only occur ____________ the brittle/ductile transition depth.