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Which of the following are types of volcanoes?
a) Shield
b) Cinder Cone
c) Composite
d) All of the above

Which of the following forces are responsible for strike-slip faults?
a) Compressional
b) Tensional
c) Shear
d) All of the above

Movement of tectonic plates cause faulting, otherwise known as a/an ____________ in Earth's crust.
a) Line
b) Break
c) Hole
d) Earthquake

What causes tilting of Earth's rock layers?
a) Tectonic Plate movement
b) Deposition along a slanted hill
c) Erosion of sedimentary surfaces
d) All of the above

What is cooled volcanic material that has fallen back to Earth?
a) Cinderlings
b) Magma
c) Lava
d) Tephra

Which of the following volcano types are the most explosive? Which is the least explosive?
a) Composite, Cinder Cone
b) Cinder Cone, Shield
c) Shield, Composite
d) Composite, Shield

What type of fault is formed when the hanging wall moves upward?
a) Normal
b) Reverse
c) Strike-Slip
d) All of the above

Which of the following is an abrupt change to Earth's surface?
a) Erosion of folded mountain ranges
b) Sediments depositing along the sea floor
c) Deltas forming at the mouth of a river
d) Landslides moving loose rock down a hill

Which of the following would be most likely to form a volcano?
a) Converging continental plates
b) Converging oceanic and continental plates
c) Diverging oceanic plates
d) Diverging oceanic and continental plates

What type of fault is formed when the hanging wall and footwall move horizontally?
a) Normal
b) Reverse
c) Strike-Slip
d) All of the above

What type of volcano is formed from basaltic lava with gently sloping sides?
a) Shield
b) Cinder-Cone
c) Composite
d) All of the above

What type of volcano is formed from alternating layers of tephra and basaltic lava?
a) Shield
b) Cinder-Cone
c) Composite
d) All of the above

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