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Vocabulary Earth Science Chapter 11

McDougal Littell ES


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anticlinean upfold in rock layers
continental marginunderwater part of the conteintal crust
dome mountaina nearly circular folded mountain
fault-block mountainsmountains formed from blocks of crust that have been faulted
folded mountainsmountains formed when two plates carrying continental crust collide
jointa crack or break in the bedrock along which no movement has occurred
mountaina large mass of rock that rises a great distance above its base
normal faulta fault in which the hanging wall moves down with respect to the footwall
reverse faulta fault where the hanging wall moves up with respect to the footwall
strike-slip faulta fault where the rocks on opposite sides of the fault plane move horizontally
synclinea downfold in rock layers
thrust faulta reverse fault in which the fault plane dips 45 degrees or less from the horisontal