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Which term refers to all changes in the shape or position of a rock body in response to stress?
Which term refers to all changes in the shape or position of a rock body in response to stress?
What is the force that is put on a rock called?
What is the force that is put on a rock called?
What is the term for a crack in the rock where there has been movement?
What is the term for a crack in the rock where there has been movement?
What are the features that result from forces generated by the interaction of tectonic plates called?
What are the features that result from forces generated by the interaction of tectonic plates called?
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What type of stress squeezes and shortens the rock?
What type of stress squeezes and shortens the rock?
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Which type of stress is responsible for the sliding past of one another at plate boundaries?
Which type of stress is responsible for the sliding past of one another at plate boundaries?
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What type of stress causes rocks to break or snap?
What type of stress causes rocks to break or snap?
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What condition makes rocks more likely to break rather than bend?
What condition makes rocks more likely to break rather than bend?
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What is the change in shape of a rock caused by stress called?
What is the change in shape of a rock caused by stress called?
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Which type of deformation is characterized by rocks springing back to their original shape after stress is removed?
Which type of deformation is characterized by rocks springing back to their original shape after stress is removed?
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Which type of deformation is more likely to occur beneath the Earth's surface?
Which type of deformation is more likely to occur beneath the Earth's surface?
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What factor affects how a rock deforms?
What factor affects how a rock deforms?
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What type of fault is characterized by rocks breaking and moving apart?
What type of fault is characterized by rocks breaking and moving apart?
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What type of fault is characterized by rocks breaking and moving together?
What type of fault is characterized by rocks breaking and moving together?
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What type of fault is characterized by rocks sliding past one another?
What type of fault is characterized by rocks sliding past one another?
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What type of rocks make up the Sierra Nevada mountains?
What type of rocks make up the Sierra Nevada mountains?
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What caused the metamorphosis of the rocks in the Sierra Nevada mountains?
What caused the metamorphosis of the rocks in the Sierra Nevada mountains?
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What type of folds are described as up-folded arch sedimentary layers?
What type of folds are described as up-folded arch sedimentary layers?
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Which type of stress is responsible for the stretching and thinning of the crust in the Coast Range of California?
Which type of stress is responsible for the stretching and thinning of the crust in the Coast Range of California?
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What type of rock would we typically find in areas where rocks have been folded?
What type of rock would we typically find in areas where rocks have been folded?
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What type of rock is the Sierra Nevadas predominantly made of?
What type of rock is the Sierra Nevadas predominantly made of?
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What principle states that the oldest beds are on the bottom?
What principle states that the oldest beds are on the bottom?
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What is the term used to describe a fold in rock layers that is overturned and has younger beds on top of older beds?
What is the term used to describe a fold in rock layers that is overturned and has younger beds on top of older beds?
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Which type of fold is characterized by symmetrical shape and beds that dip away from the center in all directions?
Which type of fold is characterized by symmetrical shape and beds that dip away from the center in all directions?
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What are domes and basins?
What are domes and basins?
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What is the main difference between domes and basins?
What is the main difference between domes and basins?
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What type of rock is found in the center of the Sutter Buttes dome?
What type of rock is found in the center of the Sutter Buttes dome?
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What is the inside of the Sutter Buttes dome called?
What is the inside of the Sutter Buttes dome called?
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What caused the crust in the Great Lakes area to be bent downward?
What caused the crust in the Great Lakes area to be bent downward?
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What type of deformation is more likely to occur beneath the Earth's surface?
What type of deformation is more likely to occur beneath the Earth's surface?
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Which type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall being thrust over the football?
Which type of fault is characterized by the hanging wall being thrust over the football?
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What is the term for a fault with a low angle?
What is the term for a fault with a low angle?
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What type of fault is commonly found in mountains?
What type of fault is commonly found in mountains?
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What is the main characteristic of a thrust fault?
What is the main characteristic of a thrust fault?
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What type of fault is described as rocks breaking and moving apart?
What type of fault is described as rocks breaking and moving apart?
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What type of fault is characterized by rocks sliding past one another?
What type of fault is characterized by rocks sliding past one another?
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What type of fault is characterized by rocks breaking and moving together?
What type of fault is characterized by rocks breaking and moving together?
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What is the term for a crack in the rock where there has been movement?
What is the term for a crack in the rock where there has been movement?
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What type of deformation is more likely to occur beneath the Earth's surface?
What type of deformation is more likely to occur beneath the Earth's surface?
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What type of stress causes rocks to break or snap?
What type of stress causes rocks to break or snap?
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