1. CRUSTAL DEFORMATION and Geologic Structures 2. Deformation • Deformation involves: – Stress – the amount of force applied to a given area. – Types of Stress: –Confining…

Slide 1 Structural Geology By: Abdul Jabbar What is Structural Geology? Structural geology is the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to…

Slide 1Geologic Structure Slide 2 Structural geology Structural geologists study the architecture and processes responsible for deformation of Earth’s crust Rock structures…

Slide 1 Lecture-11 1 Lecture #11- Faults and Faulting Slide 2 Lecture-11 2 Faults Bound the Major Plates Slide 3 Lecture-11 3 Rock Deformation F Rocks slowly deform as a…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Dead - More than 3,000 A report of U.S. Army relief operations recorded: 498 deaths in San Francisco 64 deaths in Santa Rosa 102 deaths in and near San Jose…

This lecture will help you understand: The variety of Earth's landforms Folds and faults and how they are classified The different types of mountains The features of…

The Theory of Plate Tectonics The Theory of Plate Tectonics 1 Earthâs Internal Layers The crust varies in thickness (4-60 km) oxygen, silicon, magnesium and iron The mantle…

The Theory of Plate Tectonics Processes that shape the planet. 1 Earthâs Internal Layers The crust (oxygen, silicon, magnesium and iron) The mantle (silicon & oxygen)…

Earthquakes Vibration of the Earth produced by the rapid release of energy. â¦.. Massive energy! Earthquakes occur along plate boundaries at points called faults. Energy…

structural geology & mountain building key terms Deformation â change in the original form, size or shape of a rock unit Stress â amount of force applied to a given…