Question
Download Solution PDFAn up fold in rock is:
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 3 i.e. Anticline.
Anticline
- An anticline is an upward, curved fold in the layers of rock in the earth's surface. Hence option 3 is correct.
- They form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces.
- They can be as small as a hill or as large as a mountain range.
- The top of the arch is called the crest of the anticline.
- In an anticline, the oldest rocks are at its core or centre.
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