0
What is the term used for being concerned with the folds and faults of the earth?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
On a small scale this is known as structural geology. On a global scale this is known broadly as rheology (folding) and tectonics (faulting).
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
When tectonic plates collide folds and faults can become?
Mountain Ranges
Where should you find folds and faults?
along tectonic plate boundaries.
What type of geological structures are there?
Folds,Faults,Joints and Un-comformities are some important Geological Structure.
What are type of geologic structure?
Folds,Faults,Joints and Un-comformities are some important Geological Structure.
What type of map is used to locate faults and folds in beds of rocks?
These are called geologic maps or topographic maps.
Why are thrust fault reverse faults and folds commonly found in the same place?
Thrust faults and reverse faults are essentially the same, the only difference being the angle: thrust faults have a shallow angle of 45 degrees or less from horizontal. Reverse (thrust) faults and folds usually indicate rock being compressed. In many cases folds develop along reverse faults as one fault block is dragged along another, with an anticline forming in the hanging wall.
Differences between a fault and a fold?
Folds are the when the rock layers bend. Faults are breaks in the rock layers. Folds are called anticlines and synclines. Faults are called reverse faults, normal faults, or strike-slip faults.
Describe how the presence of faults and folds supports the idea that lithospheric plates are in motion?
Faults and folds just support the idea that there lithospheric plates are in motion because folds appear when the plates move towards each other. The faults appear when the plates drift apart and cause an empty space.
What can scientists determine by studying folds faults and intrusions in rock?
w0w
When tectonic plates collide folds and faults can become?
Mountain Ranges
When tectonic plates collide folds and faults become?
Mountain Ranges
When tectonic plates collide folds faults can become?
Mountain Ranges
Where should you find folds and faults?
along tectonic plate boundaries.
Are hills formed by erosion?
Yes when earth is moved by water flow and piled up elsewhere, but generally, Hills are formed by various geological events like faults, where the underlying earth strata folds.
What 3 major types of folds and 3 major types of faults?
I don't know the three major types of folds only 2 they are anticline and syncline
Identify features that all types of folds share and features that only some types of folds have?
It results in fractures, joints and faults, features that you will have the ... shapes of folds, but most can be classified into three basic types. ... see shortly, plunging folds do not share this characteristic.
What are type of geologic structure?
Folds,Faults,Joints and Un-comformities are some important Geological Structure.
