APES Earth Systems and Resources

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What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault in California?

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Transform boundary.

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What type of rock is formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago?

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Sedimentary rock.

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What is the layer of soil where the topsoil is found?

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Horizon A.

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What is the most common gas in the atmosphere, making up 78% of it?

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Nitrogen.

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What is the term for the surface of the earth that is broken into seven major pieces?

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Lithosphere.

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What is the liquid layer beneath the lithosphere called?

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Asthenosphere.

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What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

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Igneous rock.

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What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

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Weathering.

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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics.

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What is the layer of the Earth that is composed of the crust and the upper mantle?

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Lithosphere.