What causes the rock layers of mountains to form zigzag shape?(1 point)

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Responses

a normal fault
a normal fault

continental plate uplift
continental plate uplift

folding of rock
folding of rock

a transform fault

Answer 1

folding of rock

Answer 2

Rocks Under Pressure Quick Check
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Use this paragraph: Carlon is using two wooden blocks to model the movement of Earth’s plates. He pushes one block forward and the other block backward, rubbing their surfaces together.

Which Earth feature is he modeling?

(1 point)
Responses

normal fault
normal fault

strike-slip fault
strike-slip fault

thrust fault
thrust fault

rift valley

Answer 3

strike-slip fault

Answer 4

Use this paragraph: Layla drew a diagram of forces acting on the rock in Earth’s crust. She drew arrows pointing inwards, representing forces pressing on the rock.

Which formation is represented by the diagram?

(1 point)
Responses

a transform fault
a transform fault

a fold mountain
a fold mountain

a mid-ocean rift
a mid-ocean rift

a rift valley

Answer 5

a fold mountain

Answer 6

Which feature is created when a block of rock dropped down in relation to the block of rock beside it?(1 point)
Responses

reverse fault produced by compression
reverse fault produced by compression

transform fault produced by shear
transform fault produced by shear

normal fault produced by tension
normal fault produced by tension

thrust fault produced by compression

Answer 7

normal fault produced by tension