| A | B |
|---|
| Stress | Forces that pull and push upon the crust |
| Tension | Stress that pulls or stretches rock so it becomes thinner |
| Compression | Stress force that squeezes rock until folds or breaks |
| Shearing | Stress that pushes rock in two opposite directions |
| Normal Fault | Type of fault where hanging wall slides downward. (tension) |
| Hanging Wall | Block of rock above the fault |
| Footwall | Block of rock below of the fault |
| Reverse Fault | Type of fault where hanging wall slides upward (compression) |
| Strike Slip Boundary | Fault where rocks on either side move past each other in opposite directions |
| Anticline | Upward fold in rocks formed by compression |
| Syncline | Downward fold in rocks formed by compression |
| Plateau | Area of flat land elevated high above sea level |
