Learning Objectives Correlate structural geology as it pertains to crustal deformation. Compare and contrast stress versus strain in the Earth’s crust. Identify geologic structures created by deformat...Learning Objectives Correlate structural geology as it pertains to crustal deformation. Compare and contrast stress versus strain in the Earth’s crust. Identify geologic structures created by deformation.
This page discusses tectonic stress and its geological consequences, including mountain building and earthquakes from plate tectonics. It explains rock stresses—elastic, plastic deformation, and fract...This page discusses tectonic stress and its geological consequences, including mountain building and earthquakes from plate tectonics. It explains rock stresses—elastic, plastic deformation, and fracturing—related to rock types and conditions. Geological structures like folds (monoclines, anticlines, synclines) and faults (normal, reverse, strike-slip) are described. The text ultimately connects these processes to mountain formation.
