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Objective 10/18/2012Describe the three major types of folds and faults by modeling them.
Does rock bend or break or both?
Folds & Faults
Folds Folding –
the bending of rock layers due to stress
Folds:
Take the layered clay in both hands, and slowly bend upwards (do not break the clay!) until a fold appears. Draw what you see:
Folds:
Take the layered clay in both hands, and slowly bend upwards (do not break the clay!) until a fold appears. Draw what you see:
Folds: Anticline –
upward arching folds
Folds:
Take the layered clay in both hands, and slowly bend downwards (do not break the clay!) until a fold appears. Draw what you see:
Folds:
Take the layered clay in both hands, and slowly bend downwards (do not break the clay!) until a fold appears. Draw what you see:
Folds: Synclines –
down-ward folds
Folds:
Take the layered clay in both hands. While keeping both hands horizontal, move one hand upwards slowly, until a new fold appears. Be careful not to break the clay! Draw what you see:
Folds:
Take the layered clay in both hands. While keeping both hands horizontal, move one hand upwards slowly, until a new fold appears. Be careful not to break the clay! Draw what you see:
Folds: Monocline –
rock layers are folded so that both ends of the fold are horizontal
Faults Fault – a
break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
Faults
With each piece of clay in your hands, model a normal fault by moving your right hand downwards and your left hand upwards. Draw what you see:
Faults
With each piece of clay in your hands, model a normal fault by moving your right hand downwards and your left hand upwards. Draw what you see:
Faults Normal
Fault – causes the hanging wall to move down relative to the footwall
Faults
With each piece of clay in your hands, model a reverse fault by moving your right hand upwards and your left hand downwards. Draw what you see:
Faults
With each piece of clay in your hands, model a reverse fault by moving your right hand upwards and your left hand downwards. Draw what you see:
Faults Reverse
Fault – causes hanging wall to move up relative to the footwall
Faults
When rocks are pulled apart
One slab of rock slides DOWNWARD
When rocks are pushed together
One slab of rock slides UPWARD
Normal Fault Reverse Fault
Faults
With each piece of clay set on the table in front of you, model a strike-slip fault by pushing one piece of clay forward while pulling the other piece towards you. Draw what you see.
Faults
With each piece of clay set on the table in front of you, model a strike-slip fault by pushing one piece of clay forward while pulling the other piece towards you. Draw what you see.
Faults Strike-slip
Fault – opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally (like at a transform boundary)
Folds and Faults Folding = bending Fault = breaking
Summary When stress is put on rocks, they can
either bend (fold) or break (fault). Syncline, Anticline and Monocline are three types of folds. Normal, Reverse and Strike-Slip are three types of faults. Each play a role in creating the different types of landforms around us.
Objective 10/14/2012
Outro
Describe the three major types of folds and faults by modeling them.
The diagram shows a profile of rock layers.Which point indicates the oldest exposed layer?
A B C D