Geosphere Unit

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Sandstone, shale, conglomerate and coal are all examples of:

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sedimentary rock

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Water freezing and expanding the cracks in a rock is an example of:

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mechanical weathering

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A section of missing sedimentary rock due to erosion is called a(n):

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unconformity

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Geologists map the interior of the Earth using: light waves, sound waves, seismic waves, ocean waves

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seismic waves

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Which layer of the Earth are the tectonic plates made of? Options: crust, mantle, asthenosphere, lithosphere

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lithosphere

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What causes continents to "drift"?

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seafloor spreading

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_________ in modern India demonstrate that it must have once been connected to Antarctica.

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Glacial scarring

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At a divergent boundary, you are likely to find a(n): subduction zone, trench, mid-ocean ridge, island arc

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mid-ocean ridge

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Where in the world would you find a divergent plate boundary on land? Options: Great Rift Valley (Africa), San Andreas fault (California), Andes Mountains (South America), Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)

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Great Rift Valley (Africa)

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An island arc tends to form between: two converging continental plates, two converging oceanic plates, two diverging oceanic plates, an oceanic plate subducting beneath a continental plate

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two converging oceanic plates