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

1 answer

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