Test - Geological Process

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What geological process is illustrated by a diagram showing a break in the Earth's crust?

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Faulting

Front

What is the Moho?

Back

The boundary between the crust and the mantle.

Front

Where are faults and volcanoes typically found?

Back

At tectonic plate boundaries.

Front

What geological features form at convergent boundaries where two oceanic plates collide?

Back

Deep-sea trench and volcanic island arc.

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What is chemical weathering?

Back

The molecular nature of rock is changed due to reactions with water, oxygen, etc.

Front

What is the primary cause of tectonic plate movement?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What is the result of two continental plates colliding?

Back

Mountain ranges.

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What is the process called when rocks are broken down by physical forces?

Back

Mechanical weathering.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.