Folded Layers of Rock Can Form a Wavelike Pattern of Troughs

question 135

Multiple Choice

Folded layers of rock can form a wavelike pattern of troughs and crests.Which do the layers near the crest (i.e.the upward fold) form?

• A)A syncline.
• B)A tension zone.
• C)An anticline.
• D)A thrust fault.

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Definitions:

Cytokinesis

Cytokinesis is the process during cell division in which the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell is divided into two daughter cells.

G₁ Phase

The first of four phases of the cell cycle in which the cell grows in size and synthesizes mRNA and proteins in preparation for subsequent steps leading to mitosis.

G₂ Phase

A phase of the cell cycle following DNA synthesis (S phase) and preceding mitosis (M phase), during which cells prepare for division and undergo growth and protein synthesis.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of four genetically distinct haploid cells.