The Fast & The Curious 7.10AB

What is a hot spot in Earth's upper mantle?

• A place where tectonic plates collide

• A place where hot magma from the lower mantle upwells to melt through the crust

• A place where ocean basins are formed

• A place where sedimentary layers are deposited

What is mountain building?

• The formation of ocean basins below sea level

• The eruption of a volcano with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 8

• The generation of a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings by the collision of two tectonic plates

• The process by which tectonic plates of Earth's lithosphere are slowly moving

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What is ocean basin formation?

• The process by which tectonic plates of Earth's lithosphere are slowly moving

• The generation of geologic basins below sea level made of igneous rock by seafloor spreading or subduction

• The eruption of a volcano with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 8

• The generation of a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings

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What does the theory of plate tectonics describe?

• The deposition of sedimentary layers in a time sequence

• The eruption of a volcano with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 8

• The generation of geologic basins below sea level

• The process by which tectonic plates of Earth's lithosphere are slowly moving and interacting due to convection currents in the mantle

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What is a supervolcano?

• The generation of geologic basins below sea level

• A place where hot magma from the lower mantle upwells to melt through the crust

• A volcano that has had an eruption with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 8

• The generation of a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings

What happens during a volcanic eruption?

• Ocean basins are formed

• Ash, gas, and/or lava are released from a volcano

• Sedimentary layers are deposited in a time sequence

• Tectonic plates collide

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What does the geologic law of superposition state?

• Hot magma from the lower mantle upwells to melt through the crust

• Sedimentary layers are deposited in a time sequence, with the oldest on the bottom and the youngest on the top

• Geologic basins are formed below sea level

• Tectonic plates of Earth's lithosphere are slowly moving

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What is evidence in scientific terms?

• The eruption of a volcano with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 8

• The process by which tectonic plates of Earth's lithosphere are slowly moving

• Data that support a hypothesis or an argument and is observable through the senses or technology

• The generation of a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings

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