Uplift and Subduction

How does subduction(a form/type of plate motion) affect rock formations/layers?

• Subduction causes rock layers/formations to become exposed to the energy of the sun.

• Subduction causes rock layers/formations to become exposed to the energy of the Earth's interior.

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How does uplift(a form/type of plate motion) affect rock formations/layers?

• Uplift causes rock layers/formations to become exposed to the energy of the sun.

• Uplift causes rock layers/formations to become exposed to the energy of the Earth's interior.

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How can a sedimentary rock formation transform into a metamorphic rock formation?

• Heat, Cooling

• Uplift, Heat, Pressure

• Subduction, Heat, Pressure

• Weathering, Erosion, Compaction, Cementation

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This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.

• Uplift

• Subduction

• Trench

• None of the above

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The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called (a)   . The oceanic crust is (b)   so it will go under the continental plate.

• Subduction

• Divergence

• Convergence

• Transform

Answer explanation

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called subduction. Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, which allows it to go under the continental plate during this process.

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At subduction zones, plates ​ (a)   and ​ ​ (b)  

• converge

• one is pushed under and destroyed

• diverge apart

• new crust is created

• slide past each other

• form mountains

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The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called​ (a)   . The oceanic crust is ​ (b)   so it will go under the continental plate.

• seafloor spreading

• continental drift

• recycling

• subduction

• more dense

• less dense

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When plates converge and form mountains, scientists call it _______.

• Uplift

• Subduction

• Elevation

• None of the above

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This type of plate boundary is when two plates crash into each other.

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subductive

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the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion

• subduction

• sample

• energy

• cementation

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