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Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes & Landforms

Authored by Nicole Outlaw

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an anticline?

An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust.

A downward fold in rock formed by tension in Earth's crust.

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward.

A body of magma that has hardened underground.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of volcano is characterized by coarse pyroclastics, small size, and steep slopes?

Cinder cone volcano

Composite volcano

Shield volcano

Stratovolcano

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a composite volcano also known as?

Stratovolcano

Cinder cone volcano

Shield volcano

Normal fault

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does deformation refer to in geology?

A change in the volume or shape of Earth's crust due to stresses

The process of mountain building

The concept of Earth's crust floating in gravitational balance

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the hanging wall in geological terms?

One side of a fault that is angled diagonally

A body of magma that has hardened underground

The process of mountain building

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does isostacy refer to?

The concept that Earth's crust is floating in gravitational balance upon the mantle

The process of mountain building

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward

A body of magma that has hardened underground

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is isostatic rebound?

When weight is taken off of the crust and the crust adjusts itself and rises upward

The process of mountain building

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward

The volcanic material that rushes down the side of the volcano

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