Chapter 8 Podcasts
Folds , Tilted Rock Layers, Dip and Strike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzZFMWH-lSQ
Know the difference between dip and strike
Know how to measure dip and strike
Know the symbols for dip and strike, syncline, anticline, axis of fold
Be able to interpret a block diagram
Be able to determine simple rock structures from a geologic map
Recognize the surface patterns that result from plunging and non-plunging folds.
Know which rock layer is younger based upon the dip direction
Joints and Faults
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvEAFrRwNzM
What is the difference between a fault and a joint?
Describe at least 3 processes that would create joints
Distinguish among dip-slip, strike-slip, and oblique faults
Distinguish the hanging wall from the footwall
Know how the hanging wall and footwall move in a normal, reverse, and a thrust fault.
What is a blind thrust fault?
Distinguish between a right-lateral and a left-lateral strike slip fault
Describe the effect of faults on the landscape.
Know how a fault can trap oil or natural gas.