SUNY Westchester Community College Rock Deformation Discussion

Answer the following about the rock deformation in complete sentences.The following like will help answer the question.

9 Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes

9 Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes

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1. For this question, I want you to think of various forms of evidence that would indicate
that a particular region had once been at a plate boundary. Specifically, what type of
rock and geological structure(s) would indicate that continents had once been
connected into a supercontinent? Please include a brief explanation (in complete
sentences) to go along with your answer.
2. Chief Mountain in Glacier National Park in Montana is a huge chuck of Precambrian
rock that lies on top of a layer of much younger Cretaceous shale and sandstone
(underneath the arrow).
a. How is such a formation possible?
b. The arrow points to a fault, can you guess what kind of fault it is?
3. a) What type of geological structure is shown in the image?
b) Name the type of stress indicated by the geological structure:
______________________
c) At what type of plate boundary would you expect to find a geological structure like
the one shown in the image? _______________________
4. a) What type of geological structure is shown in the image ?
b) Name the type of stress indicated by the geological
structure:______________________
c) At what type of plate boundary would you expect to find a geological structure like
the one shown in the image? _______________________
5. a) What type of geological structure is shown in the image?
b) Name the type of stress indicated by the geological
structure:______________________
c) At what type of plate boundary would you expect to find a geological structure like
the one shown in the image? _______________________