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Earth's Changing Surface: Plate Boundaries, Landforms, Rock Cycle and Weathering & Erosion
Earth's Changing Surface: Plate Boundaries, Landforms, Rock Cycle and Weathering & Erosion
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A brief summary on Earth's forever changing surface.
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Plate motion can cause?
valleys
all of the above
mountains
rip apart Earth's surface
2
What is erosion?
cleans up a mess
creates mountains
destroys houses
creates more beach sand
3
The volcano in Hawaii spewed lava for several weeks. What is one thing lava can do to islands?
decrease island area
increase island area
4
Heat and pressure convert existings rocks into what type of new rock?
mountain rocks
interior rock
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
5
This boundary creates tension, what boundary is it?
plains
mid ocean ridges
compression
divergent
6
What does the Rock Cycle do?
changes rocks from one form to another
spreads the ocean apart
creates vallyes
moves mountains
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Mid ocean ridges and continetal rift valleys are created by what boundary?
compression
convergent
divergent
plateaus
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The process of plate movement within the Earth
plate tectonics
Plate boundaries
dinner plates
9
Convergent boundary's cause what type of landforms?
all of the above
mountain ranges
volcanic arcs
ocean trenches
10
What type of plates carry island arcs & continents, cause them to collide?
tectonic plates
terminal plates
technical palets
timely plates
11
What is weathering?
creates a mess
cleans up a mess
changes rock from one form to another
takes sediment and moves it down a mountain
12
Mountain ranges are formed when...
continets drift
plateaus collide
two continental plates collide
valleys spread apart
13
Identify the type of boundary movement.
convergent
divergent
transform
14
These fossil fuels are dwindling because they are used for many purposes. What do we call them?
non-renewable energy
renewable energy
reccomended energy
15
Many of our fossil fuels are found in what landform
BBQ's
bathtubs
basins
bathrooms
16
What is liquid rock and does it have fossils?
igneous and maybe
igneous and no
ingneous and yes
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Does igneous rock contain fossils?
no
yes
18
These landforms, plains, platueas, & basins are created by what?
continetal exteriors
continetal shifts
continetal cracks
continetal interiors
19
Fossils are located in what type of rock?
scientific discoveries
sedimentary
sedintary
sensory
20
Identify the type of boundary movement.
convergent
transform
divergent
21
Shear stress creates what type of landforms
fantastic beasts
fault boundaries
fault areas
fault zones
22
A Convergent boundary creates what type of stress?
compact
tension
shear
compression
23
Identify the type of boundary movement.
transform
divergent
convergent
24
What can fault lines cause?
earthquakes
volcanic eruptions
tsunami
hurricanes
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What are the 4 types of erosion?
gravitational
wind
water
glacial
