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1. stress |
the amount of force per a unit area on a given material
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2. deformation
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the process by which the shape of a rock changes because of stress
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3. compression
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stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
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4. tension
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stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
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5. folding
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the bending of rock layers due to stress
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6. anticline
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upward arching folds
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7. syncline
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downward troth like fold
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8. monocline
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both ends of fold are horizontal
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9. fault
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a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
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10. fault block
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the blocks of crust on each side of the fault
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11. hanging wall
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a hanging wall is the side of the slate that is not slanting up
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12. foot wall
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the is the side that you could climb up on
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13. normal fault
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when rocks are pulled apart because of tension
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14. reverse fault
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when rocks are pushed together by compression
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15. strike-slip fault
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when rocks are moved horizontally by opposing forces
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16. Name a strike-slip fault that you can visit in the United States.
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San Andreas fault
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17. uplift
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the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
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18. subsidence
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the sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations
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