What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust? Mid-Ocean Ridge./ Valley/.Mountain.
mid-oceanic ridge
Strong earthquakes occur when movement along faults covers………………………….. large distances. /small distances. /moderate distances.
large distances
What is the small broken down pieces of rock called? Sediment. /Dirt./ Popcorn.
sediment
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil? A glacier./ A sand dune/ Wind.
glacier
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks? Weathering. Erosion./ Deposition./
erosion
Acid rain wearing away the face of a marble gravestone or statue is an example of? Physical weathering./ Chemical weathering. / Deposition.
chemical weathering
The Himalayan mountains and Mt. Everest can be found at this plate boundary. Convergent./ Divergent. / Transform.
convergent
Most earthquakes………………………. occur over land. /occur at plate boundaries. /occur in the pacific basin.
at plate boundaries
These rocks were broken apart from the contaw of water in tinuous freeze/thhe cracks of the rocks. This is an example of: Physical weathering./ Chemical weathering./ Deposition.
physical weathering
The amount of energy released during an earthquake is called………………………………. ( Magnitude/ Subduction /Convection)
magnitude
Molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle: Magma./ Lava./ Mountain.
magma
When convergent plates collide, if both plates are pushed upward without subduction, this forms………………… Mountains. / Volcanos. /Mid-oceanic ridges.
mountains
The Great Rift Valley in Africa occurs on land at this plate boundary…………………… Convergent. / Divergent./ Transform.
divergent
Roots grow into rocks and break them apart. This is what example of ? Physical weathering./ Chemical weathering. /Erosion.
physical (mechanical) weathering
This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location……………………… Weathering./ Erosion./ Deposition.
deposition
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust? Valley./ Mountain. / Fault.
valley
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by …………….. forming new land features/. breaking down large rocks into smaller ones./ moving top soil.
forming new land features.
A farmer's topsoil is blown away during a hurricane is an example of ……………………….. Weathering./ Erosion./ Deposition.
erosion
The area where two or more plates meet is called a…………………………… Fault./ Fire. / Plate boundary.
plate boundary
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