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Name That Deformation

Name That Deformation

A new and exciting game for the well-informed geology student!

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The idea in this game is to look over the deformation pictured, and try to identify it from the vocabulary in the chapter on geologic deformation. Let’s begin by clicking anywhere on this page for our first example.

The idea in this game is to look over the deformation pictured, and try to identify it from the vocabulary in the chapter on geologic deformation. Let’s begin by clicking anywhere on this page for our first example.

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This is an upward fold of strata; found in the Alps.

This is an upward fold of strata; found in the Alps.

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Did you say “anticline”?

Did you say “anticline”?

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What type of fault is this? Strike-slip or dip-slip?

What type of fault is this? Strike-slip or dip-slip?

Click here for a hint!

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Which one shows vertical displacement?

Which one shows vertical displacement?

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Hope you said “dip-slip”!

Hope you said “dip-slip”!

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Erosion of upwarped strata like this forms what?

Erosion of upwarped strata like this forms what?

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That’s a “dome”!

That’s a “dome”!

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Whether it’s eroded or not, it’s still called a……………….

Whether it’s eroded or not, it’s still called a……………….

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Name That Deformation

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Syncline

Syncline

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What’s the other name for a rift valley like this?

What’s the other name for a rift valley like this?

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Graben

Graben

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What kind of fault would end up like this – one side thrust up over the other?

What kind of fault would end up like this – one side thrust up over the other?

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Thrust fault

Thrust fault

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Fold, fault or fracture?

Fold, fault or fracture?

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Fold, of course!

Fold, of course!

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What would you call a single-limbed fold like this?

What would you call a single-limbed fold like this?

Click here for a hint.

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