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Earth and Life Science: Quarter 1 - Module 4 Folding, Faulting & Rock Formation
Earth and Life Science: Quarter 1 - Module 4 Folding, Faulting & Rock Formation
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Quarter 1 - Module 4
Folding, Faulting & Rock Formation
Table of Contents
Lesson 1:
Folding and Faulting ...................................................................1
What I Need to Know ..................................................................................... 1
What’s New: Look for me! .............................................................................. 2
What Is It ........................................................................................................ 3
What’s More: Matchy! Matchy! ....................................................................... 4
What Is It ........................................................................................................ 5
What’s New: Let’s Dig Deeper ....................................................................... 6
What I Have Learned: Compare me Not! ..................................................... 8
Folding and Faulty
Name it! They have it! ................................................ 9
Lesson 2:
Rock Formation ........................................................................... 10
What I Need to Know ..................................................................................... 11
What’s New: We will rock you! ....................................................................... 12
What Is It ........................................................................................................ 12
What’s More ................................................................................................... 12
What Is It ........................................................................................................ 13
What’s New: Rocking through the rock cycle ................................................ 15
What I Have Learned: Who’s that rock? ........................................................ 16
Incomparably Incomparable! ..................................... 16
Summary ................................................................................................................................ 17
Assessment: (Post-Test) ....................................................................................................... 18
Key to Answers ...................................................................................................................... 19
Module 4 Folding and Faulting
What This Module is About
This module will help you explore more spectacular scenery, and help you learned
the history of the Earth in terms of its movement and processes, and how they shaped the
Earth. You will discover and at the end infer how humans can prepare of these phenomena.
We will investigate various types of folds as well as different types of faults. If you
recall from the plate tectonics sections, earthquakes occur along active fault lines. This
section helps us better understand how faults work.
This module focuses only two lessons which are Folding and Faulting
and Rock Formation
Lesson 1: Folding and Faulting
Lesson 2: Rock Formation
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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.
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What I Know
Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given choices.
1. It is another type of Earth movement that forms cracks or fractures on the rocks
A. Tension B. Faulting
C. Faulting D. Compression
2. It is a type of Earth movement resulting from the compression of rock
A. Tension B. Faulting
C. Faulting D. Compression
3. A one-sided slope connecting two horizontal or gently inclined strata
A. Monocline B. Syncline
C. Anticline D. Overturned
4. It is an upward fold on the rock.
A. Monocline B. Syncline
C. Anticline D. Overturned
5. It happens when rock is being squeezed due to compression force. This type of fault
generally moves up.
A. Monocline B. Transform (strike-slip) fault
B. Reverse (convergent) fault D. Normal (divergent) fault
6. It is a process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers due to crustal movement,
displacement of soils, and distortion of terrain.
A. Compression B. Stratification
C. Tension D. Expansion
7. The following are examples of igneous rocks EXCEPT:
A. Basalt B. Pumice
C. Granite D. Marble
8. Which is an example of sedimentary rocks?
A. Conglomerate B. Slate
C. Basalt D. Granite
9. It is a type of rock which are formed when other rocks are changed by heat, pressure and
chemical reaction.
A. Sedimentary B. Igneous
C. Metamorphic D. Stratified rock
10. It is a type of rock which are formed through solidified molten rock.
A. Sedimentary B. Igneous
C. Metamorphic D. Stratified rock
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Folding and Faulting
The Earth's surface has been continually deformed. This deformation is the result of
forces that are strong enough to move ocean sediments to an elevation many thousand
meters above sea level. This helps explain the forces necessary to bend and fold rocks. This
section will discuss the types of forces needed to accomplish such a powerful feat. Look at
your surrounding? Have you ever wondered how mountains and other geologic structures
are formed? And how it leads to the making of geologic map? The answer to that is beyond
our understanding.
Mount Guiting-Guiting
Have you visited some amazing landforms? Do you know how they are formed?
Look at the scenery. Can you name some landforms and where they can be found? Each of
them formed from constant movement of the Earth’s crust.
Let’s dwell on the processes of folding and faulting. Get ready to discover and be
amazed on some of its importance and effects of these Earth’s movement.
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At the end of this lesson, you are expected to explain how the movement of plates leads to the
formation of folds and faults
Lesson objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. explain the concepts of folding and faulting.
2. describe the types of folding and faulting.
3. compare and contrast folding and faulting; and
4. cite the importance of folding and faulting in our lives.
What’s New
1
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Figure 1. Distribution of Active Faults and
Trenches in the Philippines.
Places in Mindanao
The Plate tectonic movement of the plates results in deformation (folding and faulting) of the Earth’s
crust. The different types of stress that act upon rocks play an important role in the movement of plates.
Folding is the type of Earth movement resulting from the compression of rock because of high
temperature and pressure from the interior of Earth. Bending, curving, crumpling, or buckling of rocks
into folds are usually visible on rock strata. Folding can also happen in oceans and seas.
Another type of Earth movement is Faults they form cracks or fractures on the rocks. The
movement is caused by low temperatures that make rocks brittle. Instead of folding, rocks break into
large chunks.
These faults are named according to the type of stress that acts on the rock and by the nature of the
movement of the rock blocks either side of the fault plane.
1. Normal (divergent) fault – occur when rock is being pulled apart due to tension force.
In this type of fault, rock generally moves down.
2. Reverse (convergent) fault – happens when rock is being squeezed due to
compression force. This type of fault generally moves up.
3. Transform (strike-slip) fault – happens when rocks slide past each other in opposite
direction. The San Andreas fault is an example of this type
Now you have knowledge on folding and faulting and their types, let’s dig deeper!
What’s More
Direction: Match the illustration with the type of folds. Connect it by drawing a diagonal.
Monocline
Anticline
Syncline
Overturned
Recumbent
Direction: Identify which of the following fault is being described in the statements below. Write
the CAPITAL letter on the space provided.
What Is It
The process of Earth’s deformation through folding and faulting changes its shape
and volume when stress and strain occur. It creates an abnormal tension inside the Earth's
crust that leads to unequal levelling of the mantle and it forms pressure on the surface of
earth. If such tension is exerted under the land of any reservoir, it leads to collapsing of it.
Folding inside earth's crust take many years. Fault in the land structure makes the land
hollow or unhabitable, hence it causes earthquakes.
In the Philippine the major earthquakes occur somewhere near the Philippines'
Pacific East coast (especially the East coasts of Mindanao & Samar), where a significant
tectonic subduction zone has created the second deepest ocean trench in the World -
named the Philippine Deep or the Philippine Trench - with a depth greater than 34,000 feet!
On 31st August, 2012, this area of the Philippines received a 7.6 magnitude earthquake
along the Philippine Trench, East of Samar Island. Source: https://www.pgyc.org/tsunami-
earthquake.php
But if you think Folding and Faulting can only cause natural phenomena. Think again!
From zig zags and chevrons, to crumples and folds, to fault planes melanges and mountain
formation, these sites are some of the best places to see of the evidence of the power of
geological forces in shaping our landscapes.
What’s New
INTRODUCTION: The creation of new sea-floor at mid-ocean spreading centers and its
destruction in subduction zones is one of the many cycles that causes the Earth to
experience constant change.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to make a simple model that shows the evolution
of oceanic crust through sea-floor spreading and subduction.
MATERIALS:
— 2 sheets of 8.5" x 11" paper (cardboard may be substituted for 1 of the sheets)
— ruler
— colored pencils or crayons
— scissors
— transparent tape
— masking tape
PROCEDURES: If your teacher gives you a ready-made template for this activity, skip steps
1-4.
1) Place one sheet of binder paper so
that the long side is towards you (Fig. 1).
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8) Cut the paper in half parallel to the long edge to get two strips of paper as shown in
Figure 2. Mark the bands on each strip with arrows to indicate alternating periods of normal
(up arrow) and reversed (down arrow) polarity.
Return to top
9) Insert one end of each strip of paper through the spreading center line on your first piece
of paper (see Figure 3).
10) Pull each strip of paper towards the slits nearest the margins of the paper (the
subduction zones). Tape each strip to make a loop as shown in Figure 3.
11) Circulate the ribbons of paper (which represent oceanic crust) to simulate the movement
of ocean floor from the mid-ocean spreading center to the subduction zone.
Start the movement of the ribbons with bands representing normal polarity.
QUESTIONS:
1) The Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. Based on observations of your sea-floor
spreading model, why do you think that the oldest ocean floor is only about 200 million years
old?
2) On the real ocean floor, alternating stripes of normal and reversed polarity are not all of
equal width. What does this tell you about the lengths of time represented by normal and
reversed polarity?
Source: https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Metzger3.html
Now that you have discovered further about fossil fuels, let’s test your learning.
https://www.learnpick.in/questions/details/17314/what-is-folding-and-faulting
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10l.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2-
fHccQUb0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0vT1VZSeeWsH1AaLe8OoQGYb_
wK3g67KTCDAUrcJ0Qvm0zRNufDbU_xyQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG8pZxb7w3xA
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What I Have Learned
Direction: It’s time to synthesize your learning. Table 2 below contains statements
that will describe folding and faulting. Organize them on the Venn diagram to show
comparison and contrast between folding and faulting
Syncline Reverse
Normal Monocline
Anticline Overturned
movement resulting from the compression of rock they form cracks or fractures on the rocks.
Venn Diagram
Folding Faulting
Both
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Activity 5: Name it! They have it!
Direction: Identify which among the names of spectacular scenery found in Mindanao.
Mark if it’s found in Mindanao and mark X if not.
What I Can Do
Direction: In a 1/8 illustration board, make a poster that shows the process of folding
and faulting. Also, it should show the importance of folding and faulting.
RUBRICS
Category 4 3 2 1
The poster clearly The poster clearly The poster The poster does
communicates the communicates indirectly not sufficiently
Presentation main idea and some of the communicates the communicate
strongly promotes important ideas idea and hardly any idea that
awareness. and slightly promotes can promote
promotes awareness. awareness.
awareness.
All of the graphics Most of the The graphics The graphics
used on the graphics used on were made by the were not made
Creativity and poster reflect an the poster reflect student but were by the student.
Originality exceptional student ingenuity copied from the
degree of student in their creation. designs or ideas
ingenuity in their of others.
creation.
All graphics in the Most graphics in Some graphics in The graphics in
Accuracy and poster are the poster are the poster are the poster are
relevance accurate and accurate and accurate and neither accurate
related to the related to the related to the nor related to
topic. topic. topic. the topic.
The poster All required Few required Required
includes all elements are elements are elements are
Required required elements included. included. missing.
Element as well as
additional
information.
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Rock Formation
Do you think rocks are boring? Well rocks and minerals are all around us! It is a
natural substance composed of solid crystals of different minerals that have been fused
together into a solid lump. They help us to develop new technologies and are used in our
everyday lives. Our use of rocks and minerals includes as building material, cosmetics, cars,
roads, and appliances. There are three basic types of rock: igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic.
What’s New
Table 1
Products Uses
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What Is It
Among the three types of rocks, sedimentary rocks are commonly called stratified rocks. Why?
Sedimentary rocks have layered or stratified structure, this process is called Stratification in which
sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers due to crustal movement, displacement of soils, and distortion
of terrain. The layers of stratified rocks differ from one another depending on the kind, size, and color of
their sediments.
The layers (strata) are formed from the accumulation, compaction and cementation of sediments
over a period of time. Most fossils are found in these layers. Young rock layers are found at the surface
and older layers below. Geologist has been using these stratified rocks to reconstruct Earth’s history.
Now you have knowledge on folding and faulting and their types, let’s dig deeper!
What’s More
Direction: TRUE or FALSE. Write True on the space provided if the statement is correct and
False if NOT.
1. The term 'rock strata' refers to layers of sedimentary rocks
2. Rock layers at surface are older strata.
3. Stratification is the process of layering sedimentary rocks.
4. Layers of stratified rocks are the same all throughout.
5. Crustal movement and displacement of soil causes stratification.
6. Earth is the only planet with sedimentary rocks.
7. Sediments formed as a result of rock weathering.
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What Is It
The Rock Cycle is a group of changes. Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock or
into metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rock can change into metamorphic rock or into igneous
rock. Metamorphic rock can change into igneous or sedimentary rock.
Igneous rock forms when magma cools and makes crystals. Magma is a hot liquid made of
melted minerals. The minerals can form crystals when they cool. Igneous rock can form
underground, where the magma cools slowly. Or, igneous rock can form above ground,
where the magma cools quickly.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html
When it pours out on Earth's surface, magma is called lava. Yes, the same liquid rock matter
that you see coming out of volcanoes.
On Earth's surface, wind and water can break rock into pieces. They can also carry rock
pieces to another place. Usually, the rock pieces, called sediments, drop from the wind or
water to make a layer. The layer can be buried under other layers of sediments. After a long
time the sediments can be cemented together to make sedimentary rock. In this way,
igneous rock can become sedimentary rock.
All rock can be heated. But where does the heat come from? Inside Earth there is heat from
pressure (push your hands together very hard and feel the heat). There is heat from friction
(rub your hands together and feel the heat). There is also heat from radioactive decay (the
process that gives us nuclear power plants that make electricity).
So, what does the heat do to the rock? It bakes the rock.
Baked rock does not melt, but it does change. It forms crystals. If it has crystals already, it
forms larger crystals. Because this rock changes, it is called metamorphic. Remember that a
caterpillar changes to become a butterfly. That change is called metamorphosis.
Metamorphosis can occur in rock when they are heated to 300 to 700 degrees Celsius.
When Earth's tectonic plates move around, they produce heat. When they collide, they build
mountains and metamorphose (met-ah-MORE-foes) the rock.
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For more information on Rock Cycle, see this article retrieved from
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.html
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The rock cycle continues. Mountains made of metamorphic rocks can be broken up and
washed away by streams. New sediments from these mountains can make new sedimentary
rock.
When might the youngest layer in a set of sedimentary rock layers not be on top?
Sedimentary rock layers contain information about the relative ages of events and
objects in Earth’s history. As you read earlier, sedimentary rocks form from the sediments
that fall to the bottom of lakes, rivers, and seas. Over time, the sediments pile up to form
horizontal layers of sedimentary rocks. The bottom layer of rock forms first, which means it is
oldest. Each layer above that is younger, and the top layer is youngest of all. This ordering is
relative because you cannot be sure exactly when each layer formed, only that each layer is
younger then the one below it. When horizontal layers of sedimentary rock are undisturbed,
the youngest layer is always on top, as shown in the photograph on the left below. But over
millions of years, the movement of tectonic plates can disturb rock layers. A whole set of
layers can get turned on its side. Rock layers can get bent, or even folded over, like taco
shells that begin as flat tortillas. If a set of rock layers has been disturbed, the youngest layer
may no longer be on top. One way scientists determine the original order is to compare the
disturbed rock layers with a similar but undisturbed stack of layers.
http://www.classzone.com/vpg_ebooks/sci_sc_8/accessibility/sci_sc_8/page_296.pdf
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What’s New
have discovered further about fossil fuels, let’s test your learning.
https://www.sarthaks.com/150627/sedimentary-rocks-are-also-called-stratified-rocks-why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGK1KkLjdQY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CnjoCu1154
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_8eI0H1tR0
Direction: : Write the word in the blank to tell what type of rocks goes with each clue.
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Metamorphic
Sedimentary
What I Can Do
Activity 1.6 Examining the edible rocks
For this exercise, it is easiest to use the ―bite-size‖ version of Snickers Bars.
1. Cut the Snickers Bars in half and give one half to each student. It is very important
not to eat the ―rock‖ until you are told to do so.
2. Draw the cross section (profile) of the Snickers bar.
3. The students should be using their observational skills to determine how many
components there are to the edible rock. As you are drawing the ―rock‖ encourage
the students to be thinking about which layers or features may have formed first. Be
reminded that some of the concepts on the relative age dating worksheet will help
you to determine which layers came first.
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Summary
1. Plate tectonic movement of the plates results in deformation (folding and faulting)
of the Earth’s crust. The different types of stress that act upon rocks play an
important role in the movement of plates.
2. Folding is the type of Earth movement resulting from the compression of rock
because of high temperature and pressure from the interior of Earth. Bending,
curving, crumpling, or buckling of rocks into folds are usually visible on rock strata.
Folding can also happen in oceans and seas.
6. Overturned happens when one-fold is pushed over the other limb due to
increasing
pressure.
7. Recumbent is an extreme type of overturned fold in which the axial plain
acquires an almost horizontal altitude.
8. Faults they form cracks or fractures on the rocks. The movement is caused by low
temperatures that make rocks brittle. Instead of folding, rocks break into large
chunks.
9. Normal (divergent) fault occurs when rock is being pulled apart due to tension
force.
10. Reverse (convergent) fault happens when rock is being squeezed due to
compression force. This type of fault generally moves up.
11. Transform (strike-slip) fault happens when rocks slide past each other in
opposite
direction. The San Andreas fault is an example of this type
13. The Rock Cycle is a group of changes. Igneous rock can change into sedimentary
rock or into metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rock can change into metamorphic
rock or into igneous rock. Metamorphic rock can change into igneous or
sedimentary rock.
14. Igneous rocks are formed through solidified molten rock. It can be
classified into extrusive (volcanic) formed at surface of the Earth and
intrusive (Plutonic) formed deep on Earth Example: Basalt, Pumice,
Granite, Gabbro, Obsidian
15. Sedimentary rocks are formed when combinations of rock fragments,
seashells, fossils and chemicals are compressed in layers and hardened.
Example: Conglomerate, sandstone, limestone, shale, dolomite
16. Metamorphic rocks are formed when other rocks are changed by heat, pressure
and chemical reaction. Example: Marble, Slate, Gneiss, Schist, Phyllite
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Assessment: (Post-Test)
Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given choices.
1. It is the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers.
A. Metamorphism B. Compression
C.Stratification D. Tension
2. It is a process in which rocks are continuously transformed between the three rock
types igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.
A. Rock Cycle B. Stratification
C. Compression D. Layers of rocks
3. It is a type of rock which are formed when other rocks are changed by heat, pressure
and chemical reaction.
A. Sedimentary B. Igneous
C. Metamorphic D. Stratified rock
4. It contains information about the relative ages of events and objects in
Earth’s history.
A. Rock Cycle B. Stratification
C. Compression D. Layers of rocks
5. It is a type of rock which are formed through solidified molten rock.
A. Sedimentary B. Igneous
C. Metamorphic D. Stratified rock
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Key to Answers
Activity 2.1
Activity 2.2
Activity 3
1. Reverse Fault
2. Reverse Fault Answers may vary Activity 4
2. Transform Fault
3. Normal Fault
2. Strike-slip Fault
Activity 5
1. check
2. check
3. check
4. check
5. X
6. Check
7. X
8. check
9. check
10. check
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Key to Answers
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References
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https://www.learnpick.in/questions/details/17314/what-is-folding-and-faulting
TMartScience YouTube. Geology. Folding and Folding. Accessed May 31, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2-
fHccQUb0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0vT1VZSeeWsH1AaLe8OoQGYb_wK3g67KTCD
AUrcJ0Qvm0zRNufDbU_xyQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG8pZxbw3xA
Landforms resulting form Folding and Faulting. Accessed May 31, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG8pZxbw3xA
Types of Rocks and the Rock Cycle. Free School. Accessed June 30, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGK1KkLjdQY