How are folding and faulting similar how are they different?

Answer 1

A fold is a bend in a rock layer caused by forces within the crust of the earth. Folds usually occur in a series and look like waves in the rock. Rock layers can also break, in which case a fault occurs. A fault zone is where the sides of broken rock have moved relative to each other.

Answer 2

The compressional forces acting on the earth's surface cause the rocks to fold along the regions of weakness. This is called folding. Sometimes the rocks get fractured along the regions of weakness again due to compressional forces. This is called faulting

Folding is features made by the earth, if compressional forces are great more complex fold my be produced. Types of folding are :

A simple fold, over fold or recumbent fold , nappe or over trust fold , synclinorium and anticlanorium . and resulting features from folding are : fold mountain, Escripments, intermonate plateaus, and cuesta . faulting is aline along which rocks have fractured and types of faults are : Normal fault, Reverse fault, Tear fault

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Answer 3

They both refer to the stress in the Earth exceeding the strength of a rockmass causing permanent deformations (changes of shape to occur).

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Answer 4

A fault is a break in a mass of rock along which movement has occured. A fold is a bent layer in a series of rock layers that were originally horizontal. Technically speaking, they are both deformations in rock, a deformation being a change in a rock or rock bed. Simply put, both a fault and a fold change a rock bed's original physicality into something different.

Answer 5

They both refer to the stress in the Earth.

Answer 6

How they are different: Folded rock forms when tersion makes the lithosphere break into normal faults.

How they are the same: They both refer to the stress in the Earth.

Answer 7

They are both geological formations that occurs in solid rock masses.