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Folding and Faulting Chapter 6
Folding and Faulting
Chapter 6
Folding
Faulting
The buckling of a rock layer that was once horizontal. Buckles or folds appear on the landscape.
The main type of folds are:• Anticlines• Synclines
Faulting is the result of the movement of the earths plates. Faults occur where there is stress along a weak point in the earths crust.
Key points about Caledonian fold mtns:
Key points:
Key points:
Terms to understand:Orogeny
Doming
Forces/events that cause changes on the earths crust (eg. Mountain building)
The pushing upwards of magma through the crust or compression causing the crust to dome upwards.
FOLDING & FAULTING
