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Mountain building
100

Magma that has high amounts of silica (SiO2) has ________ viscosity

High

100

For this type of fault, the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall

Normal fault

100

An erosional surface that lies between parallel layers of sedimentary rocks is called:

Disconformity

100

An isotope of an element will have a different number of __________

neutrons

100
The process of mountain building is called:

Orogenesis

200

Basaltic magmas are distinguished by __________ temperatures

High

200

This kind of stress is crucial in the development of thrust faults

Compressive

200

Who helped to develop the principle of uniformitarianism?

James Hutton

200

Based on absolute dates of zircons in rocks, the Earth is _______ years old

~4.6 billion

200

The limbs of a fold will dip toward the hinge in this type of fold:

Syncline

300

Which process explains magma generation and volcanism along mid-ocean ridges?

Decompression melting

300

Following a major earthquake, tsunamis typically occur at this type of plate boundary:

Subduction Zone (convergent)

300

Archbishop Ussher studied _______ in order to determine the age of the Earth.

Biblical scriptures or genealogies

300

The nucleus of an atom is held together by this:

Strong nuclear force

300

This kind of deformation will take place in the shallow crust

Brittle

400

Which volcanoes are associated with subduction zone volcanism?

Stratovolcanoes

400

Deep-focus earthquake occur at which type of plate boundary?

Subduction zone (convergent)

400

An unconformity can occur in the rock record due to:

Non-deposition or Erosion

400

The absolute age of a rock considers the point in time when the system was __________.

Closed

400
The curvature of a fold will be the greatest at:

The hinge

500

Which type of volcano and eruption are associated with basaltic magma?

Shield and Effusive

500

These seismic body waves arrive first to the seismic station:

P-waves

500

Based on the principle of cross-cutting relations, a fault that cuts across a sedimentary rock layer, would be considered _______ than the sedimentary rock layer.

Younger

500

If you start with a sample of 1000 parent isotopes, and 3 half-lives pass by, how many parent isotopes will be left?

125

500

This stage initiates the closing of the Wilson Cycle

Subduction