Question problem

How are folds

and faults
formed?
Natural Sciences
Material
 Transparent rectangular
box (eg 14cm x 7 cm)
 Acrylic or hard cardboard
strip with the same width as
the transparent box (eg.
7cm x15cm)
 Cardboard strip
 Spatula
 Sand
 Flour
 Coffee or coffee grains
Procedure
1. Collect the material.
2. Put the acrylic or cardboard strip next to one of
the sides of the transparent box (inside,
vertically).
3. Place a layer of coffee (about 1cm), at the
bottom of the transparent box.
4. Press it down with the cardboard strip.
5. On top of this, make a layer of flour (about
1cm).
6. Press it down with the cardboard strip.
7. On top of the flour, make a layer of sand (about
1cm)
8. Press it down with the cardboard strip.
9. Slowly and carefully, push the acrylic or
cardboard bar to the side, until approximately ½
Don’t let go!
Results

Folds constitute the twists

and bends in rocks. Faults
are planes of detachment
resulting when rocks on
either side of the
displacement slip past one
another.
In the video we can observe
that.