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What is a fold in which the youngest rock layers are in the center of the fold called?
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Synclines
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What is the name of a fold in which the youngest rock layers are in center?
Such a fold is called a syncline.
An upfold in rock layers?
== == An upward fold in a rock formation is called an anticline.
What is a bend in layers in rock?
A fold
Why would layers of rocks curve downward?
Layers of rocks can curve downward due to tectonic forces. When two tectonic plates collide, the pressure and compression can cause the rocks to fold and bend. This folding can create downward curves known as synclines, where the youngest rocks are exposed in the center and older rocks are found on the sides.
What is the importance of syncline?
The syncline fold has younger layers closer to the center of the structure. Synclines will eventually form valleys or peaks, depending on the softness of the core of the syncline.
What fold is the fold in which the youngest rock layers are in the center?
Such a fold is called a syncline.
What is the name of a fold in which the youngest rock layers are in center?
Such a fold is called a syncline.
A fold in which the oldest rock layers are in the center of the fold is?
If rocks are folded, the folding is younger that the youngest rock affected. If they are folded into a syncline (a U-shaped fold) the youngest rocks are in the core of he fold. The opposite is true for an anticline (a big dome-shaped fold).
What is it called when rock layers bend and buckle?
Fold
What is a fold with its layers bent up equally called?
Synclines
An upfold in rock layers?
== == An upward fold in a rock formation is called an anticline.
What are rock layers that bend and buckle called?
It is called the vibration of the equater going up and smashing into eachother its called - equalation! UR WELCOME
What is a large scale fold of the earths surface hat is bowed down into a shape with the youngest units in the center?
a globe?
What is the middle thing when you fold the paper in half?
When you fold a paper in half, the line that runs down the center is called the crease.
What is a downward fold of rock layers?
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What is a bend in layers in rock?
A fold
What kind of stress causes a anticline?
anticlines are caused by extensional stress on the rocks, and syncline is caused by compressional stress. The stress is always pushing from the oldest layer of rock toward the youngest layer of rock, so in an anticline, where the oldest rocks are in the center of the rock fold, they push outward toward the younger rocks. In a syncline the youngest rocks are in the center of the fold and the oldest rocks are on the outer edge, the older rocks push inward toward the youngest rock.
