12 Questions
What is the process by which rocks change their shape in response to stress?
Deformation
Which type of fault is characterized by blocks above the fault moving downward?
Normal fault
What is the result of stress causing rocks to bend?
Folding
Which type of fold has the youngest rocks in the center surrounded by older rocks?
Syncline
What type of metamorphism involves deformation due to a combination of force and heating?
Regional metamorphism
In which type of fault do rocks along the fault move side-to-side?
Strike-slip fault
Which principle states that the oldest layer of rocks is found at the bottom?
Principle 2
What type of unconformity occurs when underlying rocks are tilted before the formation of the erosion surface?
Angular Unconformity
Which method mentioned in the text can represent large missing intervals in a rock's sequence?
Unconformity
In relative dating, what does it mean when younger rocks cut across any older rock?
The older rocks have intruded into the younger rocks.
When some erosion surfaces form on top of non-layered rocks, especially igneous rocks like granite, it is known as:
Nonconformity
Which principle states that most sediments are horizontal?
Principle 1
Learn about how rocks change shape in response to stress like compression, tension, and shearing. Understand the formation of joints and faults, as well as the different types of faults including normal faults.
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