EARTH SCIENCE
EARTHQUAKES
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Question
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A downfolded portion of rock layers.
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An upfolded portion of rock layers.
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A word made up by your teacher to trick you ____
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anticlines are folded rock formations that have an upwards convex shape. This means that anticlines look like a lowercase “n” or an uppercase “A” (“A is for Anticline” is a common phrase for remembering the shape of anticline). They form from layers of rock that were originally horizontal and relatively flat.
Detailed explanation-2: -An anticline is a fold that is convex upward, and a syncline is a fold that is concave upward. An anticlinorium is a large anticline on which minor folds are superimposed, and a synclinorium is a large syncline on which minor folds are superimposed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Anticline is an upward, curved fold in the layers of rock in the earth’s surface. They form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as a hill or as large as a mountain range.
Detailed explanation-4: -: an arch of stratified rock in which the layers bend downward in opposite directions from the crest compare syncline.
Detailed explanation-5: -The anticline is composed of a series of sandstone rock beds and an impermeable rock cap under which vast reserves of oil and gas are trapped.