| A | B |
|---|
| tension | rocks are pulled apart |
| shearing | rocks pushed in opposite directions |
| reverse fault | hanging wall moves up |
| fold | bend in a rock |
| dome | circular raised area created by molten rock |
| lateral fault | rock blocks move horizontally past one another |
| deformation | breaking, tilting, and/or folding of rock |
| crust | outermost layer of the Earth |
| Grand Canyon | formed by a river flowing over a plateau |
| Parallel rock fractures | joints |
| thrust fault | hanging wall moves over the foot wall |
| ductile | rocks that bend easily |
| brittle | rocks that break easily |
| rift valley | low area formed when block of rock slides down |
| fault block mountains | blocks of rocks uplifted by normal faults |
| mantle | rocks under the crust |
| isostasy | balancing of upward and downward forces of the crust and mantle |
| anticline | upward fold |
| syncline | downward fold |
| magma | molten rock below the Earth's surface |
| compression | squeezing of rocks together |
