Answer to Question #107803 in Physical geography for Jdjd

Question

What are the similarities between folding and faulting? What are the important differences?

Answer 1

The similarities: folding and faulting are caused by compressional forces.

The differences: folds are formed by slow compression and high temperatures, and folds become pliable, while faults form when rocks fracture due to pressures higher than their internal strength.