Earth Science Chapter 18

Question 1

Forces like deposition that act to build new land forms

Accepted Answer

Constructive Forces

Question 2

When 2 plates run into each other the surface of the Earth bends &folds very slowly to create…

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Mountain

Question 3

Molten rock

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Magma

Question 4

True/False: Weathering, erosion and deposition can take several years to notice any changes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

True/False: The Earth’s crust floats on top of the mantle.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

The Earth has three different layers. They are...

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Core, Mantle, Crust

Question 7

Deposition is an example of....

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Constructive Forces

Question 8

Areas where two tectonic plates begin to move away from each other

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Divergent Boundaries

Question 9

Weathering and Erosion are examples of....

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Destructive Forces

Question 10

Hot magma moves upwards, where its cooler,magma cools down&sinks back down where it's reheated.

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Convection

Question 11

Forces like weathering and erosion which break things down

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Destructive Forces

Question 12

Areas where two tectonic plates are crashing together

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Convergent Boundaries

Question 13

Large pieces of Earth's crust that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle & float on our mantle

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Tectonic Plates

Question 14

True/False: Earth's crust is broken up into several large plates that are always moving.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

New ___________ is being formed where divergent boundaries exist.

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Crust

Question 16

True/False: The deeper parts of the mantle is always moving around very fast.

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False

Question 17

Grinding motion between 2 plates causes many earthquakes to take place along ______ boundaries.

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Transform

Question 18

A convergent boundary is an example of a....

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Constructive Force

Question 19

Places on the Earth where tectonic plates slide past each other

Accepted Answer

Transform Boundaries

Questions 19