Question #107803

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

Expert's answer

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.


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