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Unit 7 Building Up the Earth

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earthquakethe shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
stressa force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
shearingstress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions
tensionthe stress force that pulls on the crust, stretching rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
compressionthe stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
deformationany change in the volume or shape of Earth's crust
faulta break in Earth's crust where slabs of crust slip past each other
strike-slip faultshearing creates this, where as the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little up-or-down motion
normal faultthe fault is at an angle, so one block of rock lies above the fault while the other block lies below the fault
hanging wallthe half of the fault that lies above the landform
footwallthe half of the fault that lies below the land landform
reverse faultjust like a normal fault, but the blocks move in the opposite direction
fault-block mountainthis is when normal faults uplift of block of rock this forms
foldsbends in rock that form when compression shortens and thickens part of Earth's crust
anticlinea fold in rock that bends upward into an arch
synclinea fold in rock that bends downward in the middle to form a bowl
example of an anticline
example of a syncline
Fracturebreak in a rock
elevationdistance above or below sea level
Folded MountainsMoutains formed by the folding of rock layers. These form when the continents collide
Fault-Block MountainsThese form when one side of a fault slips up past the crust on the other side. If the blocks are pushed up enough this moutain is formed.
Dome MountainsThese mountains form when magma rises through the crust and pushed up rock layers above it. The pushed up rock layers are worn away leaving separate peaks.

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