Question

Match the following. Match the items in the left column to the items in the right column.

1. anticline
a ramp-like fold between flat rock layers at different elevations
2. footwall
a lower block of rock between two normal faults
3. graben
fault that occurs when two tectonic plates are moving apart from each other; the hanging wall drops relative to the footwall
4. hanging wall
arch-shaped, upward fold in rock
5. horst
block of rock above the slant of a fault
6. monocline
an uplifted block of rock between two normal faults
7. normal fault
block of rock below the slant of a fault

Answer 1

Here are the correct matches for the items in the left column with the items in the right column:

1. anticline - arch-shaped, upward fold in rock
2. footwall - block of rock below the slant of a fault
3. graben - a lower block of rock between two normal faults
4. hanging wall - block of rock above the slant of a fault
5. horst - an uplifted block of rock between two normal faults
6. monocline - a ramp-like fold between flat rock layers at different elevations
7. normal fault - fault that occurs when two tectonic plates are moving apart from each other; the hanging wall drops relative to the footwall