Crust Deformations

The oldest layer of an anticline fold is located

• on an incline

• in the center of the fold

• on the bottom of the fold

• within a syncline

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The asthenosphere is

• in the core

• in the mantle

• in the stratosphere

• in the lithosphere

Which of the following describes a fracture?

• a break in rock where one block slides relative to another

• rock that bends rather than breaks

• a break in rock that can not be repaired

• a break in rock where there is no movement of surrounding rock

What happens when two oceanic plates collide?

• The denser plate fractures.

• The less dense plate subducts.

• The denser plate subducts.

• The less dense plate fractures.

What type of mountain forms where blocks of rock drop downward along a series of faults?

• salt-block mountains

• folded mountains

• flawed-block mountains

• fault -block mountains

What happens when two continental plates collide?

• Large mountains can form

• The plates subduct beneath each other

• Dome mountains are likely to form

• The impact can cause huge earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is subduction?

• one plate divides another

• one plate collides with another

• one plate destroys another

• one plate goes beneath another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the term for the amount of force that changes the shape and volume of rock?

• compression

• strain

• hypertension

• stress

The process of using 3 seismograms to determine the epicenter

• triangulation

• seismology

• epicenter

• earthquake

A fold where the youngest rock layer is the center is called a(n)

• monocline

• anticline

• syncline

• decline

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4