Lesson 14 - Constructive Forces - Folds and Faulting

Introduction

The processes for building new land are called constructive forces. Today, we will introduce folds and faulting. We will discuss how these events can create landforms.

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Folds and Faulting

In your Science Journal:

1. 1. Write down today’s Lesson Title at the top of your next Journal page.
   2. Write today’s learning objective on the first line.
   3. Explore the Module 6 - Lesson 14 presentation below. When the Earth’s crust is pushed together via compression forces, it can experience geological processes called folding and faulting. Folding occurs when the Earth’s crust bends away from a flat surface. Faulting happens when the Earth’s crust completely breaks and slides past each other. Whether the Earth’s crust experiences a fold or fault will depend on the material it is made out of in that area.
   4. Write down the important terms and their definitions and important diagrams (yellow boxes) in your Science Journal.

 

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Video

Watch the video below

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