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What is it called when rock layers from folds or ripples?
What is it called when rock layers form folds or ripples
What causes a fold mountains?
Its due to temperature and pressure. when 2 continental plates converge the form a mountain belt, because there is no subduction zone they create a high range of mountains like the Himalayas. The common rock types are the metamorphic rocks and the pressure cause folds in the rock as they stretch depends on the direction. It can be anticline or syncline. Temperature also causes the folding of rocks as magma passes through rocks it makes the rock nearby ductile cause deformation on it.These are usually regional metamorphic rocks.
What causes the erosion valley?
Gravity causes rock to fall away from steep mountains or cliffs and even by Landslides.
Why is chalk suitable for clunching?
because chalk is a type of rock which crumbles.
What are the folds and volcanic mountains in Canada?
Fold mountains are defined as mountains created by the bending of rock layers. Volcanic mountains are mountains created by breaks in the Earth's crust. In Canada, there are many examples. For example, the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains are fold mountains. The Canadian Shield and the coastal ranges along the North American west coast are examples of volcanic mountains.
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.
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 is it called when a metamorphic rock has folds or bands?
Foliation
What kind of rock is the Olmypic mountains?
the olmypic mountains is a sedmetery rock. the olmypic mountains is a sedmetery rock.
An earthquake causes metamorphic rock deep inside a mountain to be pushed up to the mountains surface What type of rock will the metamorphic rock most likely transform into next?
Sedimentary
What are mountains made of rock called?
Mountains made of rock are simply called mountains.
Were these folds probably caused by squeezing the rock or by stretching it?
yes
