Tectonic Forces
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
__________ forces wear the Earth’s surface down, while tectonic forces build the Earth’s surface up.
Gradational
Tectonic
Diastrophic
Extrusive
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three processes in which diastrophism is involved?
weathering, mass wasting, erosion
oxidation, hydrolysis, carbonation
broad warping, folding, faulting
subduction, seafloor spreading, transform movement
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Sierra Nevada Mountains of California have risen as the result of
faulting
a rift valley
a divergent boundary
a transform boundary
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The greater the movement, the greater the _________ of the earthquake
magnitude
damage
diastrophism
VEI
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The difference in magnitude between a M2 and an M4 on the Richter scale is ____ times.
2
10
100
1000
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As the tsunami waves near shore and enter shallower water _______ with the ocean floor causes the waves to _____ ____, producing a buildup of water that can reach 15 meters (50 ft) or more above sea level.
friction; speed up
gravitation; speed up
friction; slow down
gravitation; slow down
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The volcanoes of Hawaii, for example, formed above a relatively stationary ___________ in the Earth’s interior.
hot spot
mid-ocean ridge
subduction zone
down thrust
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