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100
Earth's crust is made up of only _____ elements.
What is 8
100
On this type of boundary, plates collide, buckle and thicken pushing lithosphere upward forming mountains.
What is convergent boundary
100
This layer is made up of all the crust and the upper portion of the mantle.
What is lithosphere
100
This is the type of boundary where plates pull apart revealing magma.
What is a divergent boundary
100
These types of mountains form when layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
What is a folded mountain
200
The most dense layer made of solid iron is what?
What is the inner core
200
These form the building blocks of rocks
What are minerals
200
The state of matter of Earth's crust
What is solid
200
Rock layers arch downward but are high in the middle when they undergo compression.
What is an anticline
200
The mantle is this state of matter.
What is semi-solid
300
These form when rocks bend under high pressure and temperature.
What is a fold
300
an opening or depression at the top of a volcano
What is a caldera
300
Rock layers arch upward forming a bowl or "smile" when they undergoe compression
What is a syncline
300
If a volcano hasn't erupted in a long time, it is considered to be this.
What is dormant
300
This is the only liquid layer of Earth. As Earth rotates, this liquid spins, creating our magnetic field.
What is the outer core
400
Rock changing shape under stress
What is deformation
400
This forms when rocks bend and break under high pressure and temperature
What is a fault
400
This is the type of fault where blocks move past each other horizontally.
What is a strike-slip fault
400
The type of boundary where plates slide past each other releasing energy in the form or earthquakes.
What is transform boundary
400
These are ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy
What is an earthquake
500
This is the opening or depression at the top of a volcano
What is a crater
500
When a hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall as a result of compression, it forms this type of fault
What is a reverse fault
500
At this type of fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall as a result of tension.
What is a normal fault
500
______ is melted rock and _____ is melted rock that has reached Earth's surface.
What is magma and lava
500
A place where gas, ash, or melted rock comes out of the ground.
What is a volcano
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