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5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- fault
- destructive force
- divergent boundry
- heat transfer
- basalt
- a A plate boundry where two plates move away from each other
- b a force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of Earth
- c (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- d A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
- e the process whereby heat moves from one body or substance to another by radiation, conduction, convection, or a combination of these methods
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
- the transfer of heat through a fluid caused by molecular motion
- (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
- the theory that states that the sea floor moves apart and then at mid ocean ridges and causes continents to move, is evidence for continental drif
- A vibration that travels through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
5 True/False Questions
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constructive force → a force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of Earth
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plate tectonics → the process whereby heat moves from one body or substance to another by radiation, conduction, convection, or a combination of these methods
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crust → the hard outer layer of the Earth
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inner core → solid, dense center of the Earth
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subduction → a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Regenerate Test