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Folding and Faulting; History of the Earth

Folding and Faulting; History of the Earth

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Science

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11th Grade

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sherlyn delgado

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Folding and Faulting
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History of the Earth

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​What type of stress occurs at divergent boundaries where plates pull apart?

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​Types of Stress
  • ​Compressional Stress

  • ​Tension Stress

  • ​Shear Stress

  • ​Confining Stress

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How does folding affect Earth's surface?​

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Ty​pes of Fold
  • ​Monocline

  • ​Anticline

  • ​Syncline

  • ​Recumbent

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Why is it dangerous to live along a fault line?​

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​Types of Faulting
  • Normal Fault

  • Reverse Fault

  • Strike-Slip Fault

  • Oblique Fault​

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​How are relative dating and absolute dating different?

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​Relative Dating and Absolute Dating

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​How relative and absolute dating were used to determine the subdivisions of geologic time?
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