Thanks to National Book Tokens and lots of lovely book publishers and booksellers, World Book Day, in partnership with schools all over the country, will be distributing more than 14 million Â£1 World Book Day book tokens to children (thatâs almost one for every child/young person under 18 in the UK and Ireland).
What is the difference between folding and faulting? (1) Folding is the wrinkling of the earth's surface from slow lateral compression (2) Faulting is the rupture or breaking of the earth's surface from faster process. Name and define the two types of weathering. (1) Physical (Mechanical) weathering - disintegrates rocks without altering the chemical composition
Folds and faults. A cross-section through a rift valley Sliding plates and drifting continents are responsible for some of the Earthâs major landscape features. If a large slab or plate of the Earthâs surface is gradually squeezed, the solid rock slowly wrinkles and crumples. Its layers become wavy folds. When, in other places, rocks are stretched or bent they crack or split along weak points. These cracks are known as faults. They may be straight or zigzag and form narrow slits or wide valleys.