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What statement is true about folding in sedimentary rock layers?
downfolds are called synclines
What is it called when rock layers from folds or ripples?
What is it called when rock layers form folds or ripples
What is it called when a metamorphic rock has folds or bands?
Foliation
What is the stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks?
The force that squeezes a rock until it folds or breaks is called compression. When enough stress builds up in a rock, the rock can break, and create a fault.
Differences between a fault and a fold?
Folds are the when the rock layers bend. Faults are breaks in the rock layers. Folds are called anticlines and synclines. Faults are called reverse faults, normal faults, or strike-slip faults.
When plates slowly ram into each other they can form bended rock layers called?
Folds.
When plates slowly ram into each other they can form bended rock layers called what?
Folds.
What is a fold in the earths crust?
A fold is a bend in a rock layer. Some folds are a few centimeters wide and others cover several kilometers. Sometimes the rock folds enough to turn completely over, and these places are called overturn, or recumbent, folds. Some folding rock layers break from the forces within the crust of the earth and these places are called faults. Folds where the rocks have been pushed upward but not turned upside down are called anticlines and the depressions between the anticlines are called synclines.
When rock layers bend due to stress?
"Folding" is the term that describes the bending of rock layers due to stress.There are different types of Folds and these include:Anticlinal Folds: This is when the rock layers have an upward-arching folds.Synclinal Folds: This is when the rock layers have a downward, trough-like folds.Monoclinal Folds: This is when both rock layers ends are horizontal.
What causes mountains and rock crumbles and folds?
compression
What is squeezing together of rocks by stress?
The squeezing together of rocks by stress is called compression. In scientific terms Compression is when a force called stress pushes rock/squeezes rock together until it folds or breaks.
Were these folds probably caused by squeezing the rock or by stretching it?
yes
