Question

In an anticline fold, the core consists of the _____________ rock and the limbs dip ___________ the core. oldest, away from youngest, towards oldest, towards youngest, away from

Answer 1

In an anticlinal fold,the core consists of the oldest rocks, and the limbs dip away from the core. In fact, an anticlinal fold is one in which the axis is elevated relative to the limbs as opposed to the syncline in which the reverse is true.