Earth Science Ch.5 Quiz Review

The __________is the rock below the fault plane

Rock at high temperatures is more likely to:

Rock at low temperatures is likely to break. What is the term for a break with no movement?

A ________ is a special type of reverse fault where the fault plane angle is very low

When a rock breaks and there is shifting or movement it is known as:

A ________forms when compression causes the hanging wall to move up relative to the footwall.

_________ are long valleys that form between fault-block mountains

As it relates to the Earth, ___________is any bending, tilting, or breaking of the crust

The type of folding that causes the youngest rock to be pushed towards the center:

A collision between a continental plate and an oceanic plate is most likely to produce:

Which of the following is NOT a major cause of deformation of the crust?

Rock at low temperatures is most likely to:

A mountain belt is made up of a group of:

When oceanic crust and oceanic crust collide, the result is:

Change in shape or volume resulting in being squeezed, twisted, or pulled apart by force is:

These up & down movements of the crust occur because crust & mantle press against each other:

Rising of the crust would most likely be caused by the crust being:

Large areas of flat topped rocks called ________ are often produced with folded mountains.

The __________ is the surface of a fault along which any motion occurs

An _________ fold is an upcurved fold in which the oldest rock is pushed to the center

As it relates to the earth, _______is the amount of force that is placed on a given material

When balance is reached and there are no isostatic adjustments, the result is:

A mountain system is made up of many:

The type of stress that happens at divergent boundaries causing thinning in rocks is:

What type of mountains are commonly located where continents have collided?

In a non-vertical fault, the ___________ is the rock above the fault plane

Volcanic mountains are often formed over:

At a ________ the hanging wall moves DOWN relative to the footwall. This happens due to tension

Collisions between continental and continental crust produce:

When rock responds to stress by becoming deformed without breaking, the result is called:

What type of mountain forms from molten rock pushing up the cold rock above it?

This type of fault occurs most often at transform boundaries: