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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 are the layers of sandstone called?
The layers of any sedimentary rock are called strata.
What is a rock made of layers that are cemented together?
Layers of sediment which have undergone lithification are called sedimentary rock.
What is sinking of rock layers called?
It is called subsidence.
What is it called when lower layers are pressed together by upper layers on a rock?
Compaction.
What is a downfolded portion of rock layers with a form like the trough of a wave?
Syncline.
What are gaps in rock layers called?
Gaps in rock layers are called unconformities.
What is the sinking of rock layers?
the sinking of the rock layers is called subsidence
What is the layers of rock around a volcano called?
The layers of rock form a dome called a laccolith
What is it called when rock layers from folds or ripples?
What is it called when rock layers form folds or ripples
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 a trough-like fold of rock strata?
It is called a syncline.
What is it called when the rock layers form parallel to each other?
they are called layers
What are the layers of sandstone called?
The layers of any sedimentary rock are called strata.
What is layers of rock called?
sedimentary
What are layers of rock called?
Strata
What is a rock made of layers that are cemented together?
Layers of sediment which have undergone lithification are called sedimentary rock.
