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Duplicate of Geology
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earthquakes, volcanoes, geology, eruptions #earthquake #volcano #weathering #geology
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What process works to move the plates?
Mantle Movement
Mantle Conduction
Mantle Radiation
Mantle Convection
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magma which has reached the surface
fumarole
tephra
lava
crust
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ground level of location of earthquake
fault
focus
epicenter
tsunami
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underground earthquake point
epicenter
fault
focus
fumarole
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the rate of an earthquake's strength
magnanimous
magnify
maximum
magnitude
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as rock goes deeper, its temperature __?_
increases
remains same
decreases
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underwater mountain ranges
mid-oceanic ridges
middle alps
Andes
medium caucasus
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what type of volcano is formed by very fluid lava building up
composite
shield
cinder cone
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along the edge of the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes are numerous
Ring of Fire
Ring of Flames
Ring of Fatness
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famous earthquake magnitude scale
Richie
Raker
Richter
Riker
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volcano not erupted in recorded history
extinct
active
dormant
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a volcano which has been active in recorded history, but has not recently erupted
dormant
dead
active
extinct
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what process will change a rock into metamorphic rock?
Cooling and crystalization
Heat and pressure
weathering and erosion
melting
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middle layer of the earth
core
crust
mantle
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thinnest earth layer
crust
mantle
core
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Most tectonic events like earthquakes and volcanoes take place...
Below plates
around the globe completely scattered
At plate centers
At plate boundaries
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boundary between the crust and mantle
Yoho
Moho
Khoho
Loho
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What will form when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate?
Mountain Range
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Rift Valley
Trench
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large waves produced by earthquakes
tissue
tsunami
fumarole
surfer
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depression at top of volcano
fumarole
tephra
crater
lake
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any trembling or shaking of the earth's crust
tremor
cataclysm
earthquake
volcano
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where trapped gases break through the earth's crust
chimney
vent
tephra
trough
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melted rock
vent
fumarole
magma
tephra
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the study of earthquakes
seismology
hieroglyphology
smithology
geology
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Evidence for Continental Drift includes:
Similar glacier deposits found on different continents
Similar fossils found on separate continents
All of the above
the fit of some of the coastlines to other continents.
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this layer of the earth has 2 sections: one solid another liquid
crust
mantle
moho
core
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Hawaiian islands and large fluid lava build up type of volcano
plinian
shield
composite
cinder cone
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a recently erupted volcano
extinct
dormant
active
hawaiian
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lava curtain or fire curtain type of volcano
Plinian
Composite
Hawaiian
Cinder cone
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smaller fragments of molten rock that solidify
lava
tephra
rocks
vents
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What processess will change a rock into a sediment?
heat and pressure
weathering and erosion
cooling and crystalization
melting
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a break at boundary between two moving masses of rock
tephra
fault
tsunami
crust
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Earthquakes are most common at which type of boundary?
Convergnet
Divergent
Transform
Insurgent
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the largest layer of the earth structure
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core
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the making of new soil through natural acids
physical weathering
chemical weathering
