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Fold or Fault?
(Source: Natural Resources Canada - Terrain Sciences Division - Canadian Landscapes).Natural Resources Canada - Terrain Sciences Division - Canadian Landscapes
Fold or Fault?
Anticline, Syncline, or Monocline?
Anticline photo courtesy of Cleet Carlton of Golden Gate PhotoGolden Gate Photo
Anticline, Syncline, or Monocline?
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Normal, Reverse, or Strike- slip?
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Normal, Reverse, or Strike-slip?
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Normal, Reverse, or Strike-slip?
What is uplift? Uplift—the rising of a region of the Earth’s crust, possibly due to magma underneath pushing up.
What is subsidence? Subsidence—the sinking of a region of the Earth’s crust, possibly due to lower water levels or absence of magma
Mountain Building Occurs because of tectonic plate movement
What are folded mountains? Make the highest mountains in the world Rock layers that are squeezed together
Folded mountain Layers that are squeezed together
Appalachian mountains The Alps Himalayan Mountains What are some examples of folded mountains?
What are fault block mountains? Tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down Example: Teton Mountains, Wyoming
Fault block mountains Grand Tetons Wyoming
Formation of a Rift Valley Sequence showing how movements deep under the Earth's Crust help to create a Rift Valley
Basin and Range Province