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