Vocabulary Terms

You should be able to define the following terms.
 

Cleavage	contacts	deformation	descriptive analysis
dilation	distortion	fault	dynamic analysis
fold	foliation	joint	kinematic analysis
lineation	penetrative deformation	primary structures	rotation
shear fracture	shear zone	slickenline	strain analysis
structural geology	translation	scale of deformation	slip and flow

Concepts

You should be able to give short answers to the following questions:

What are the fundamental structures?

What is a primary structure? Give three examples.

What is a secondary structure? Give three examples.

What are the two types of structural elements? Give an example of each.

What are the differences between descriptive, kinematic, and dynamic analysis?

What is deformation? What scales, rates, places and times has deformation occurred?

What is the method of Detailed Structural Analysis?
 

Geologic Time Scale

Every professional should know the Geologic Time Scale.