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How is energy released from earthquakes carried through the ground? a) seismic waves b) sound c) isostasy d) varying density
seismic waves
100
Which layer of the Earth is solid, yet flows?
Mantle
100
The warmest place within Earth is in the ________.
Inner Core
100
Mountains can be built through all of the following processes EXCEPT _________. a) folding b) erosion c) volcanic activity d) upwarping
Erosion
100
What is Earth's thinnest layer?
The Crust
200
What occurs when one plate slides underneath under plate?
Subduction
200
Deep trenches occur along ____ zones. a) continental b) subduction c) transform d) volcanic
Subduction
200
Plates make up the ________. a) lithosphere b) crust c) outer core d) asthenosphere
Lithosphere
200
Molten metal comprises most of the ___________. a) crust b) outer core c) inner core d) mantle
Outer Core
200
What is an underground pool that contains molten rock?
Magma Chamber
300
Name the layers of the Earth from the inside to the outside.
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
300
Convection is driven by differences in ______. a) size b) density c) thickness d) temperature
density
300
Shearing occurs along ______ plates. a) oceanic b) colliding c) sliding d) volcanic
Sliding
300
New crust forms along ____ boundaries. a) colliding b) sliding c) separating d)buoyant
Separating
300
Faulting, folding, upwarping, and volcanoes result in ______. a) transforming b) sliding c) erosion d) uplift
Uplift
400
True/False - The Hawaiian Islands are volcanic islands that rose from the ocean floor.
True
400
_______ mountains are formed when rock layers are compressed together.
Folded
400
Which mountain forms when magma reaches the surface of the Earth and builds up? a) Volcanic b) upwarped c) fault-block d) folded
Volcanic
400
Which type of plate boundary "slides" past each other?
Transform
400
Which of the following is thought to be the mechanism for plate movement? a) compression b) isostasy c) convection d) tension
Tension
500
What kind of rock do volcanoes make?
Igneous Rock
500
The principle of isostasy relates to the ______ of rocks. a) density b) compression c) origin d) buoyancy
buoyancy
500
Which part of the volcano is formed when the top of a volcano collapses into itself?
Caldera
500
Which type of mountain is built as compressional forces push up rock? a) fault-block b) volcanic c) upwarped d) folded
Folded
500
Why are the crust and lithosphere able to float on the mantle? a) compression b) shear c) tension d) isostasy
Isostasy