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Chapter 11- Deformation of the Crust vocabulary (Earth Science)
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What is the definition of deformation?
the amount of force per unit area that acts on a rock
any change in a rock's shape caused by stress
the bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust
a form of ductile strain in which rock layers bend
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What kind of fold has the youngest layer in the center?
a monocline
a syncline
an anticline
a ridge
3
What is a break along which the surrounding rock moves/slides along?
a fold
a hot spot
a strain
a fault
4
What is the definition of isostasy?
the change in the shape of a rock in response to stress
a condition of equilibrium between Earth's layers
the bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust
the amount of force per unit area that acts on a rock
5
Which of the following is a bend in rock layers which results from stress?
a fold
a fault
a strain
a mountain range
6
What is a hot spot?
a volcano on the ocean floor that is forming a new island
a volcanically active area of Earth's surface
any area located along the Equator
an area with overly active fault lines
7
What kind of mountain has an almost symmetrical elevation which slopes downwards?
a fault block mountain
a graben
a plateau mountain
a dome mountain
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What kind of fold has the oldest layer in the center?
an anticline
a syncline
a ridge
a monocline
9
What is a series of mountains that are closely related in orientation, age, and formation?
fault block mountain
folded mountain
mountain range
dome mountain
10
What type of mountain forms when rock layers are squeezed together and uplifted?
a dome mountain
a fault block mountain
a mountain series
a folded mountain
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What kind of fold has limbs that are nearly horizontal?
a syncline
a monocline
a ridge
a terrane
12
What type of mountain forms where a fault breaks which causes some blocks to drop down?
a folded mountain
a plateau mountain
a fault block mountain
a hot spot mountain
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What is a graben?
large, flat areas of rock high above sea level
a piece of lithosphere that has a unique geological history
a long narrow hilltop formed by anticlines
long, narrow valleys formed when blocks slip down
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What is geological strain?
a break in a body of rock
the amount of force per unit area that acts on a rock
the bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust
any change in a rock's shape/volume caused by stress
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What are large, flat areas of rock high above sea level?
ridges
grabens
plateaus
monoclines
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What is terrane?
a piece of lithosphere with a unique geological history
a piece of lithosphere that may be part of a continent
long, narrow valleys formed when faults move
large, flat areas formed by anticlines
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What is a large, narrow strip of land formed by a large anticline?
a plateau
a graben
a fault
a ridge
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What is geological stress?
a break in a body of rock
a form of ductile strain in which rock layers bend
the amount of force per unit area that acts on a rock
any change in a rock's shape or volume
