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Which of the following is NOT an environment in which an igneous rock forms? A. explosive eruption of volcanic ashB. cooling and solidification of lavaC. solidification of magma at depthD. intense squeezing from tectonic forcesE. all of the above are environments in which igneous rocks form
Compared to oceanic crust, typical continental crust is: A. thinnerB. more denseC. lighter in colorD. all of the above
Which of the following statements is true? A. earthquakes are more widespread than volcanoes or high mountainsB. high mountains are more widespread than volcanoes or earthquakesC. volcanoes are more widespread than earthquakes or high mountainsD. earthquakes, volcanoes, and high mountains all occur in the exact same areas
What are the two main ways that minerals are put together in rocks? A. igneous versus metamorphicB. igneous versus sedimentaryC. metamorphic versus sedimentaryD. crystalline versus clastic
Which of the following is NOT one of the main families of rocks? A. sedimentaryB. igneousC. metamorphicD. meteorites
Which of the following is a mineral? A. iceB. crystals grown in a laboratoryC. volcanic glassD. material with crystals of different chemical compoundsE. none of the above
Which of the following is the best description of what the lithosphere contains? A. continental and oceanic crustB. both types of crust and the uppermost mantleC. weak part of the upper mantleD. upper and lower mantleE. lower mantle and outer core
state one surface land feature that you would find at a location on earth where two plates move away from eachother
what type of plate boundarys move away from each other
what is the scientific name for broken pieces of earth's hard, rocky shell
convergent land features (continental- continental collision)
divergent (Continental crust) surface land features
which surface land feature would form on earth as two continental plates collide
what is the name for the hard, rock portion of earth?
the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
what is the scientific name for cracks or zones of weakness in Earth's hard, rocky shell
divergent (ocean crust) Surface land features
what is the name of the special plate boundary where an ocean plate goes under another plate as they collide
which two earth layers make up earths hard, rocky, outer shell
Convergent land features (Continental- oceanic subduction)