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Faulting is to gently contoured mountains as folding is to what?
Folding and faulting in mountains occurs because of the movement of lithospheric plates as described in the theory of plate tectonics. Continent to continent collision compresses the crust and its sedimentary cover rocks, displacing and distorting them upwards (folding) and fracturing them (faulting). Folding and faulting can also occur in oceanic crust-continental crust collisions, in areas above subduction zones.
What combinations should favor folding rather than faulting?
In general, combinations of high confining pressure, low differential stress, and competent rock layers are more likely to favor folding rather than faulting. Additionally, if the orientation of pre-existing structures is more favorable for folding rather than faulting, it may lead to folding dominating over faulting in a particular scenario.
What do the forces of faulting folding and volcanic action create?
mountains
What is the movements in the crust that cause the faulting or folding of rock?
Tectonics.
Folding and faulting are caused by?
Folding and faulting are caused by tectonic forces within the Earth's crust, primarily due to the movement of large plates that make up the Earth's surface. Folding occurs when rock layers are compressed and bent, while faulting happens when rocks break and slide along fractures in the Earth's crust.
What is diatrophism?
It is the deformation of the Earth's crust by such geologic processes as volcanism, faulting, and folding.
How were the Appalacians formed?
Continental collision with resulting upwards folding, faulting etc.
Why is it important for a paleontologist to understand faulting and folding?
because they are earth's land forms
What is faulting folding and tilting?
Faulting is the fracturing of rock along a fault line, creating offset blocks. Folding is the bending of rock layers due to compressional forces. Tilting is the slanting of rock layers away from their original horizontal position.
Faulting and folding are both types of what-?
Crustal deformation. That is, when pieces of the Earth's crust change shape due to tectonic forces.
What is distrophism?
Do you mean 'diastrophism'. If so, it refers to the deformation of the Earth's crust, especially folding and faulting
What forms of mountains are in Montana?
The Rocky Mountain Front in Montana which were formed by faulting, folding and overthrusting.
