Diastrophism
Diastrophism
Diastrophism
to the series of processes by which the major features of the earths crust were formed and changed due to relative changes in the position and in the formation of rock, which maybe sudden, causing earthquakes.
spread of the crust. 2. Subsidence- occurs when the earths crust sinks. 3. Thrust- is a horizontal motion of the crust.
Island in Pacific
Scandinavian in Sweden
Downward Movement
Island in Pacific
Drowned Valley
Plastic
Fracture
dome Basin
Anticline Syncline
Monocline
Dip-slip
Strike-slip
Folding
Faulting
Oblique-slip
1.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRESS AND STRAIN Stress- is a force that tends to
compress, pull apart, or distort a rock. Strain- is the adjustment to stress which could result into a change in volume or shape or could even lead to breaking.
Compressive stress- result from the movement of two plates pressing on a stationary plate. Tensional stress- effect of one plate moving away from a fixed plate. Shear stress- results from the sliding motion of two plates which pass one another or by one plate sliding a fixed plate.
Tensional stress- effect of one plate moving away from a fixed plate.
Elastic strain- flexibility of rock units are displayed by going back to their original shape after they are freed from stress. Plastic strain- rock units are deformed either by molding or bending after the stress was released. Fracture strain- rock units break or
crack.
Dome- vertical upward stress with big ascending bulge Basin- downward bulging fold Anticline- arch shaped fold Syncline- trough shaped fold Monocline- horizontal beds are modified by step warps
3.
Faulting- results when there is a fracture in the continuity of a rock formation. FAULT MOVEMENT- direction of slippage
There are 3 types of fault movement: 1. Dip Slip fold 2. Strike slip fold 3. Oblique slip fold
fault surface.
Strike-slip fold- indicates the horizontal motion parallel to the strike of the fault surface. Oblique-slip- has both strike slip and dip slip components