Earth Science Post

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

• convection.

• continental drift.

• subduction.

• conduction.

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Waves move out through the ground from the ..........

• rift

• hypocenter

• epicenter

• fault line

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

• crust

• plates

• directions

• seismos

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Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?

• P waves

• S waves

What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava

• Mafic Magma

• Felsic Magma

• None of these

Explosive eruption that hurls ash, gases, cinders, and bombs from the main vent.

• Volcano bomb

• Geyser

• Geothermal energy

• Pyroclastic flow

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The Hawaiian islands are made from this type of volcano.

• Composite

• Cinder Cone

• Shield

• Big

The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• jackhammering

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Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct