Ch.8.1_ForcesShapeEarth

Parallel forces acting in opposite directions

• compression

• shear

• tension

Squeezing force that acts from opposite sides

• compression

• shear

• tension

A pulling apart force

• compression

• shear

• tension

What is strain?

• any force acting on rocks

• a change in a rock's shape due to stress

• a balance between the crust and the matle

What can bring deeply buried rocks to Earth's surface?

• uplift

• subduction

• compaction

What is subsidence?

• a horizontal movement of the crust

• a vertical upward movement of the crust

• a vertical downward movement of the crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earth's mountains float in balance on top of the mantle as a result of _______________.

• strain

• isostasy

• subduction

If glaciers on Greenland grew larger, the crust underneath would

• uplift

• subside

• subduct

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which term is a rock cycle process caused by plate motion

• erosion

• weathering

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

____________________ is a tectonic process that continues the rock cycle by taking surface rocks deep into the Earth.

• Subduction

• Equillibrium

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3