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∙ 14y agobecause they are earth's land forms
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∙ 14y agofolding uplift and erosion
Origami is the art of paper folding. It is done with the hands/fingers. The word 'origami' and the art form originated in Japan.
Folding and faulting are both caused by stress in the Earth's crust exceeding the strength of the material. However folding tends to occur at small strain rates (the speed at which the material changes shape or is squashed is very small), at higher confining pressures and with higher temperatures at greater depths in the earth (typically the asthenosphere and mesosphere) all of which act to stop the formation of fractures within the material leading to ductile deformation which is why the rocks can fold rather than break. Faulting occurs where strain rates are large and there are relatively low temperatures and confining pressures at shallower depths within the earth's lithosphere. These conditions allow fractures to propagate through the rock causing faulting.
It depends, because the paper could be thicker than others.AnswerThe folded paper would be 1 x (250) times as thick as the original sheet as each fold doubles the thicknessAssuming the initial paper is 1/100 of an inch thick the last fold would make a wad of paper almost 200 million miles thick
there are commonly five tpes of levelling:- 1.simple levelling 2.differential 3.reciprocal levelling 4.profile levelling 5.cross section levelling
Folding and faulting in mountains occurs because of the movement of lithospheric plates as described in the theory of plate tectonics. Continent to continent collision compresses the crust and its sedimentary cover rocks, displacing and distorting them upwards (folding) and fracturing them (faulting). Folding and faulting can also occur in oceanic crust-continental crust collisions, in areas above subduction zones.
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In general, combinations of high confining pressure, low differential stress, and competent rock layers are more likely to favor folding rather than faulting. Additionally, if the orientation of pre-existing structures is more favorable for folding rather than faulting, it may lead to folding dominating over faulting in a particular scenario.
Tectonics.
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Folding and faulting are caused by tectonic forces within the Earth's crust, primarily due to the movement of large plates that make up the Earth's surface. Folding occurs when rock layers are compressed and bent, while faulting happens when rocks break and slide along fractures in the Earth's crust.
Faulting is the fracturing of rock along a fault line, creating offset blocks. Folding is the bending of rock layers due to compressional forces. Tilting is the slanting of rock layers away from their original horizontal position.
Continental collision with resulting upwards folding, faulting etc.
It is the deformation of the Earth's crust by such geologic processes as volcanism, faulting, and folding.
Crustal deformation. That is, when pieces of the Earth's crust change shape due to tectonic forces.
Folding occurs when layers of rock are compressed and bend upwards, creating fold mountains. Faulting occurs when the Earth's crust breaks and one block of rock is shifted upwards, forming fault-block mountains. Over time, these processes can lead to the formation of mountains.
The Rocky Mountain Front in Montana which were formed by faulting, folding and overthrusting.