1. Folding and Faulting
Chapter 6

2. Folding
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
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.

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6. Orogeny Doming Terms to understand:
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.

10. Folding & Faulting