Folding (Grade 10 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
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Folding
Folding
Rock layers squeezed & bent by forces within Earth
Where fold mountains form
Where fold mountains form
At convergent plate boundaries
Anticline
Anticline
Upward arch-shaped fold in rock layers
Syncline
Syncline
Downward trough-shaped fold in rock layers
Limb (in folding)
Limb (in folding)
Sloping side connecting anticlines & synclines
Young fold mountains appearance
Young fold mountains appearance
Tall & jagged (not heavily eroded yet)
What anticlines often become
What anticlines often become
Valleys (due to easier erosion)
What synclines often become
What synclines often become
Hills (resist erosion better)
Symmetrical fold
Symmetrical fold
Both limbs at equal angles, balanced pressure
Overthrust fold
Overthrust fold
Rock fractures, one section slides over another