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What happens to the surface at a strike slip fault?
The rock gets farther a part from the fault
What is a rock fault?
the breaking of rocks or displacing along the fracture.
What happens when rocks are stressed past the point at which they can maintain their integrity?
They fracture
Another name for a fracture along which rocks move is?
This is known as a fault.
what are five different ways of classifying rocks?
cleavage, fracture, luster, streak and color
What a rocks fracture and the definition of a fracture of a rock?
The definition of a fracture of a rock is the breakage that is not on a flat surface. Two main kinds of fracture are conchoidal (shell shaped, as in quartz) and uneven.
Conchoidal describes a type of?
I'm pretty positive that it DOES describe the fracture
What type of fault rocks on either side of the fault surface moves past each other?
strike-slip
How does wind break down rocks?
Wind can carry abrasive particles which weather rocks. Trees can be uprooted by wind, causing the rocks at their roots to fracture. Wind can create waves which can fracture or exploit an existing fracture in a rock.
Why is it that rocks near the surface of the Earth tend to be brittle while those below tend to flow rather than break?
When a rock is subjected to increasing stress it changes its shape, size or volume. This is referred to as strain. In general, rocks near the surface of the earth behave in a brittle fashion. When they are acted upon by differential stress, they tend to fracture. Rocks that are below the surface are not subjected to the different "strains" then the rocks that are at the surface.
What is a conchoidial fracture?
a conchoidial fracture is a "shell-like" fracture with a smooth curved surface
What happens to the surface at a strike slip fault?
The rock gets farther a part from the fault
What is a fracture in rocks where movement occurs?
Energy building up inside the fracture to split the rock open.
Three types of deformation resulting from subjecting rock to stress?
folds-bending of the rocks without breaking faults-fracture of rocks with displacement joints-fracture of rocks wihtout displacement joints affect the resistance of rocks and making it subscitible to weathering
How are strike-slip created?
The strike-slip is created by rocks and minerals in the different seasons
What is faulting rock?
the breaking of rocks or displacing along the fracture.
What do cleavage and fracture have in common?
They both show how rocks break.
