Geology Questions
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Which boundary is characterized as a long, linear rise in the seafloor, with shallow earthquakes and volcanic activity found along its length?
The earthquakes that occur in Southern California generally occur above a ____.
Ocean crust is _______ than continental crust.
Which of the layers listed below is considered the brittle outer layer of the earth?
____is an example of a feature associated with an oceanic- continental convergent plate boundary?
When compared to the other layers of Earth, which layer has the lowest density?
Which of these statements is most consistent with the law of uniformitarianism?
The ____determines the chemical and physical properties of an atom.
_____is a feature which results from processes associated with an oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary.
Which process below is driven by Earths solar energy?
Which of the following can be used to measure the rate of plate motion?
Old faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park in the United states acquires its energy from a ____.
A ____ is a tentative explanation, whereas a ___has survived extensive scrutiny over many years.
Earth is made of different layers that have varying characteristics. Which is the thickest layer?
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle known as the...
Features of cont.-cont. divergent boundary
The stable interior of a continent is called a _____.
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
Island arcs, like the islands of Japan, form when two...
Sedimentary rock are formed from igneous rocks beginning with the process of _____.