Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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  1. Describe a dendritic stream pattern.
  2. What kind of underlying strata allows the development of a dendritic pattern?
  3. Regarding patterns caused by streams cutting through dipping strata; what is the relationship between degree of dip angle and the V-shaped pattern on a geologic map?
  4. What 3 elements does outcrop width depend on?
  5. Younger beds dip toward older beds. True or false?
  6. In an eroded dome, beds do the beds dip away or toward the crest?
  7. In an eroded basin, beds do the beds dip away or toward the crest?
  8. How do we use the “Rule of V’s” (see page 188) to determine the dip of beds in a dome or basin?
  9. Do younger or older rocks outcrop in the center of a basin?
  10. Consider plunging folds. An anticline plunges __________ its nose; a syncline plunges in the opposite direction.
  11. Horizontal strata deposited on top of eroded plunging folds will produce what kind of unconformity?
  12. What is a good map indicator of strike-slip faults?
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