Anticlines and synclines
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Anticlines are folds where rock layers slope upwards on both sides of a central low point, forming a hill or mountain range, while synclines are folds where rock layers slope downwards on both sides of a central crest, forming a valley or the side of a cliff. Both anticlines and synclines form due to compression from plate tectonic forces.
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Anticlines and synclines
- 1. Anticlines and Synclines A fold of rock layers that slope upward on both sides of a common low point. Synclines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as the side of a cliff or as large as an entire valley. A fold of rock layers that slope downward on both sides of a common crest. Anticlines form when rocks are compressed by plate- tectonic forces. They can be as small as a hill or as large as a mountain range.
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