Discuss the process and causes of folding, and distinguish between anticline and syncline
What will be an ideal response?
When rock strata that are layered horizontally are subjected to compressional forces, they become deformed. Folding occurs when rocks are deformed as a result of compressional stress and shortening. An arch-shaped upward fols is an anticline. A trough-shaped downward fold is a syncline.
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