GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An anticline is a fold that arches upward. The rocks dip away from the center of the fold (Figure below). The oldest rocks are found at the center of an anticline.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anticline-a fold in rock that bends upward into an arch.

Detailed explanation-3: -A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is an anticline. A fold in rock Page 3 that bends downward to form a valley is a syncline. Anticlines and synclines are found on many parts of the Earth’s surface where compression forces have folded the crust.

Detailed explanation-4: -An anticline is a structural trap formed by the folding of rock strata into an arch-like shape. The rock layers in an anticlinal trap were originally laid down horizontally and then earth movement caused it to fold into an arch-like shape called an anticline.

Detailed explanation-5: -Anticlines and synclines. An anticline is a fold that is arched upward to form a ridge; a syncline is a fold that arches downward to form a trough (Figure ).