Transcript Deforming Earth’s Crust

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Tension:
◦ Stretching an object
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Compression:
◦ Pushing an object together
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Folding:
◦ Anticlines: fold upward
◦ Synclines: fold downward
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Tension causes rocks to be pulled
Compression causes rocks to squeeze
together
Strike slip is side by
side.
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3 mountain types:
◦ 1.) Folded
 Ural Mountain of Russia
 Two converging plates
◦ 2.) Fault-block
 Gran Teton mountains of Wyoming
 Rocks drop down due to tension
◦ 3.) Volcanic
 Built because of volcanic mountains
 Andes mountains of South America