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  • What is it called when rocks are bending and breaking (starts with a D)
    Deformation
  • What is this called (note: it is moving towards each other)?
    reverse fault
  • What is it called when 2 plates are pulling apart (starts with a T)?
    tension
  • Why do earthquakes happen?
    Rocks deforming and breaking releasing energy
  • What is this called (note: it is moving away from each other)?
    normal fault
  • The Grand Tetons are what kid of mountain range?
    Fault Block
  • Where do they normally occur (not always, just more often)?
    Near the edges of tectonic plates
  • What are the 3 plate BOUNDARIES?
    Transform, Convergent, Divergent
  • What is it called when rocks BREAK?
    Faulting
  • What is is called when rocks BEND?
    folding
  • Where do most volcanic mountains occur?
    ring of fire
  • What is it called when 2 plates are coming together (starts with a C)?
    Compression
  • The Himalayans and the Appalachians are what kind of mountain range?
    folded
  • What is this called (which fault)?
    strike slip