Exam 9: Crustal Deformation

All changes in the shape or size of a rock body involving fracture or flow are collectively referred to as structural ________.

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Question 141

Normal and reverse faults are characterized mainly by ________.

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Question 142

The oldest, sedimentary rock strata are exposed along the axial parts of deeply eroded anticlines.

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Question 143

Occasionally folds occur singly, but most often they occur in a series of ________.

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Question 144

A circular to elliptical structure developed by downwarping of the central youngest strata is a ________.

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All changes in the shape or size of a rock body involving fracture or flow are collectively referred to as structural ________.

Normal and reverse faults are characterized mainly by ________.

The oldest, sedimentary rock strata are exposed along the axial parts of deeply eroded anticlines.

Occasionally folds occur singly, but most often they occur in a series of ________.

A circular to elliptical structure developed by downwarping of the central youngest strata is a ________.

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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