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Chapter 8 - Earth Science
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1
Continents rise and fall in the mantle to maintain the balance of
compression
tension
uplift
isostasy
2
What part does subduction play in the rock cycle?
It pulls rocks deep beneath the Earth.
It breaks rocks into sediment.
It decreases pressure on buried rocks.
It pushes rocks up towards Earth's surface.
3
Which feature is a flat region at high elevation?
a plain
a pleateau
a basin
a mountain
4
Which kind of mountain is shown in the figure?
volcanic
uplifted
folded
fault block
5
Which force does not deform or break rocks?
uplift
shear
tension
compression
6
Generally flat areas of land
basin
plains
plateaus
shear
7
Which is the result of isostasy?
a basin filling with sediment
one plate subducting under another one
an iceberg floating in the ocean
magma rising beneath a mountain
8
Which force is shown in this figure?
shearing
tension
uplift
compression
9
Which process is shown in the figure?
shearing
subsidence
uplifting
compression
10
regions at low elevation where sediment accumulates
basins
plateaus
spiderman
plains
11
What happens when rock fails?
It deforms elastically.
It folds.
It deforms plastically.
It breaks.
12
Which type of stress can create transform faults?
tension
compressions
shear
fracture
13
When an oceanic plate subducts below another one, these two structures form
volcanic arc
plain
plateau
ocean trench
14
Which landforms are most likely to have coals , oil, or gas deposits?
plains
plateau
montians
basins
15
What kind of mountain results from tension?
uplifted
volcanic
folded
fault-block
16
What continental landform can result when two plates diverge?
mid-ocean ridge
transform fault
basin
continental rift
