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Chemical weathering happens fastest in
cold rainy climates
warm dry climates
warm rainy climates
cold dry climates
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The moving of weathered material is called
weathering
erosion
deposition
compaction
3
Which type of volcano has explosive eruptions?
Cinder cone
Shield
Composite
4
Which landform develops at a subduction zone?
Mountains
Valleys
Mid ocean ridges
Chains of Volcanoes
5
Causes perpendicular movement to the direction the wave travels.
Secondary wave
Surface wave
Primary wave
6
The earthquakes ______________is located by using triangulation.
Focus
Epicenter
Speed
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The youngest sea floor is located at
0
0.7
1.65
0.9
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The most damaging Earthquakes occur at_______________
convergent boundaries with no subduction
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
convergent subduction zones
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How do scientists determine the make up of the geosphere?
by studying earthquake waves
by analyzing weather patterns
by measuring rainfall
by measuring lava flows
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Causes the most damage
Primary wave
Surface wave
Secondary wave
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This image shows a
shield volcano
composite volcano
cinder cone
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The lithosphere is floating on the
Crust
outer core
Mantle
Asthenosphere
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The image shows
The Ring of Fire
Areas or Earthquake activity only
Hot spots
Areas with lots of volcanoes only
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Causes longitudinal waves
surface wave
Primary wave
Secondary wave
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Molten rock below Earth's surface is _______
Lava
Magma
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In a convection cell warm magma_______
Rises
Sinks
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Subductions form from which plates meeting up?
oceanic- oceanic
continental- continental
oceanic-continental
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The process of breaking down rocks is called
erosion
compaction
weathering
deposition
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Which landform forms at a transform boundary?
shifted streams
valleys
volcanoes
Mountains
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Which scale measures the earthquake intensity?
Modified Mercalli scale
Richter scale
Moment magnitude scale
21
In a convection cell cool magma
rises
sinks
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What landform develops at a convergent boundary?
Faults
Valleys
Mountains
Mid ocen ridges
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Which type of volcano is common at divergent boundaries?
Shield
Composite
Cinder cone
24
This image shows a
Composite Volcano
Shield Volcano
Cinder cone volcano
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Movement caused by gravity is __________
viscosity
mass wasting
Hot spots
plate tectonics
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The image shows a
Hotspot
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
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This picture shows a
Hot spot
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Divergent bourndary
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Which scale measures the energy released by an earthquake?
Moment magnitude
Richter scale
Modified Mercalli
29
New sea floor is formed at a
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
subduction zone
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Which type of volcano is small and steep sided?
Composite
cinder cone
shield
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The image formed at a
Divergent boundary
Hot spot
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
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This image shows a
cinder cone volcano
Shield volcano
Composite volcano
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Molten rock on Earth's surface is _____
Magma
Lava
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The lithosphere is the
mantle and outer core
crust and lower mantle
inner and outer core
crust and upper mantle
35
This image shows a
convergent boundary
hot spot
divergent boundary
transform boundary
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The laying down of weathered materials on the surface of the Earth is ___________.
weathering
compaction
erosion
deposition
37
The fastest seismic wave is the
surface wave
secondary wave
primary wave
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This images shows
erosion
physical weathering
chemical weathering
deposition
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What type of rock forms from melting and cooling of molten rock?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
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Plate movement occurs at
hot spots
plate centers
plate bournadies
mountain ranges only
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This image shows a
Hot spot
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
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This image shows
erosion
physical weathering
chemical weathering
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Which landform develops at a divergent boundary?
Mid ocean ridges
Faults
chains of volcaones
Mountains
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Which type of rock forms from heat and pressure?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
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A subduction zone forms at a
hot spot
convergent boundary
transform boundary
divergent boundary
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Moves the earth in a rolling motion
Secondary wave
Primary wave
Surface wave