Fill-In-The Blanks for Crustal Deformation - Chapter 15

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1. Overthrusts are caused by large-scale _______ forces. .

2. A __________ is a down-dropped structuralfeature formed in a region undergoing tensional deformation. .

3. The Red Sea is an example of a ___________ . .

4. The Black Hills of South Dakota are an example of a(n) ______ . .

5. The direction of the line of intersection of a dipping rock surface and the horizontal is _________ .

6. At __________ plate boundaries one would expect to find both folds and faults. .

7. Tensional forces dominate at ________ plate boundaries.

8. Shearing forces dominate at _________ . plate boundaries

9. ___________ can be used to determine if a sedimentary unit is upside down.

10. If erosion stripped the top off a done, one would find the youngest rocks at the ______ of the dome.

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