E/E Unit 3 Earths Systems continued

Question 1

Earthquakes resulting from plate motion.

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Sesmic Activity

Question 2

Tiny particles released by volcanic eruptions that can influence climate.

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Aerosols

Question 3

All living organisms and ecosystems.

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Biosphere

Question 4

Region where one plate is forced beneath another.

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Subduction Zone

Question 5

Where plates collide, often forming mountains or subduction zones

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Convergent Boundary

Question 6

A valley formed by diverging tectonic plates.

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Rift Valley

Question 7

Theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.

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Plate Tectonics

Question 8

A chain of volcanoes formed above a subduction zone.

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Volcanic Arc

Question 9

All water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, and groundwater.

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Hydrosphere

Question 10

Deep depression in the ocean floor caused by subduction.

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Trench

Question 11

Heat-driven movement in the mantle that causes plate motion

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Mantle Convection

Question 12

Where plates slide past one another, causing earthquakes.

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Transform Boundary

Question 13

The layer of gases surrounding Earth.

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Atmosphere

Question 14

Volcanic regions fed by underlying mantle plumes.

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Hotspot

Question 15

Where plates move apart, forming new crust.

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Divergent Boundary

Question 16

Earth's solid materials like rocks, minerals, and landforms.

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Geosphere

Questions 16