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What is the crack in the ocean floor through which magma rises? A. A rift B. A ridge C. A Rip
A RIFT
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What are the fastest body waves? A. P Waves B. T Waves C. S Waves
P WAVES
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If the temperature of rock rises above the melting point of the minerals A. the rock will melt B. the melting point increases C. the melting point decreases
THE ROCK WILL MELT
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What is the major cause of tides?
Gravitationall pull by the Moon
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The narrow bands of high-speed winds that blow in the upper atmosphere are called A. Trade winds B. Jet Streams C. Horse Latitudes
B. Jet Streams
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How was Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift confirmed? A. evidence of sea-florr spreading B. fossils from the same reptile C. continental coastlines fit together
A. Evidence supporting the idea of sea-floor spreading
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What happens to tsunamis as they move toward shore? A. They turn into riptides B. They increase in height C. They die out
THEY INCREASE IN HEIGHT
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This area is both a major earthquake zone & volcano zone A. Pacific Ring of Fire B. Pacific Island Arc C. Oceanic Ring of Fire
A. Pacific Ring of Fire
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A vast area of calm, warm water in the North Atlantic is the A. Antarctic Bottom Water B. Gulf Stream C. Sargasso Seas
C. Sargasso Seas
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What kind of wind blows ool air from land to water? A. Land Breeze B. Valley Breeze C. Mountain Breeze
A. Land Breeze
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The San Andreas Fault in California is a example of a _________ boundary. A. Convergent B. Divergent C. Transform
TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
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S Waves are also known as A. Love Waves B. Compression Waves C. Shear Waves
SHEAR WAVES
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Magma that is rich in magnesium & iron is called A. Felsic B. Mafic C. Composite
B. Mafic
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If high tide is at 4:00 pm today, at about what time will high tide occur tomorrow? A. 4:50 pm B. 4:25 pm C. 4:00 pm
A. 4:50 pm
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Air masses responsible for cool, dry air in northern summers are A. Continental Polar B. Maritime Tropical C. Maritime Polar
A. Continental Polar
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The theory that explains why & how continents move is called A. sea-floor spreading B. Plate tectonics C. paleomagnetism
PLATE TECTONICS
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What causes tsunamis?
UNDERSEA EARTHQUAKES, LANDSLIDES, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
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A large depression formed by the collapse of a volcanic cone is A. Caldera B. Pluton C. Trench
A. Caldera
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The curving of the path of ocean currents & wind belts is called A. tidal oscillation B. refraction C. Coriolis effect
C. Coriolis effect
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What type of path does a tornado take if it touches down? A. Wide B. Straight C. Haphazard
C. Haphazard
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What is Panthalassa?
PANTHALASSA IS THE LARGE OCEAN THAT SURROUNDED PANGAEA.
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What is the epicenter of an earthquake? A. seismic waves thsat travels along the surface of the Earth B. the point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus C. the last place that motion in an earthquake is detected.
B. the point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus
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Name one type of volcano cone.
Cinder Cone Composite Shield
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What is the highest point of a wave called?
CREST
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Storms along a COLD front are usually short-lived & sometimes violent, while storms along a WARM front A. produce precipitation over a large area, & are sometimes violent. B. are short-lived & weak C. are long-lived, but always weak
A. produce precipitation over a large area, & are sometimes violent.