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Which of the following best describes earthquakes along transform plate boundaries?
move away from each other
p-waves
point within Earth where an earthquake originates
volcanic arc
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.
common and large
shield
the rising of land due to a change in mass and density after the removal of materials by erosion
The focus of an earthquake is the
move away from each other
p-waves
point within Earth where an earthquake originates
volcanic arc
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.
common and large
shield
the rising of land due to a change in mass and density after the removal of materials by erosion
Which of the following continental structural components is a large, relatively flat area of ancient igneous and metamorphic rock?
move away from each other
p-waves
point within Earth where an earthquake originates
volcanic arc
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.
common and large
shield
the rising of land due to a change in mass and density after the removal of materials by erosion
A curved linear chain of volcanoes above a subduction zone is called a(n)
move away from each other
p-waves
point within Earth where an earthquake originates
volcanic arc
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.
common and large
shield
the rising of land due to a change in mass and density after the removal of materials by erosion
Earthquake waves that travel relatively fast and through nearly any type of material are called?
move away from each other
p-waves
point within Earth where an earthquake originates
volcanic arc
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.
common and large
shield
the rising of land due to a change in mass and density after the removal of materials by erosion
Isostatic adjustment refers to
move away from each other
p-waves
point within Earth where an earthquake originates
volcanic arc
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.
common and large
shield
the rising of land due to a change in mass and density after the removal of materials by erosion
If an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, the oceanic plate is subducted under the continental one. What property of oceanic plates leads to this observation?
move away from each other
p-waves
point within Earth where an earthquake originates
volcanic arc
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.
common and large
shield
the rising of land due to a change in mass and density after the removal of materials by erosion
At divergent plate boundaries, tectonic plates
move away from each other
p-waves
point within Earth where an earthquake originates
volcanic arc
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.
common and large
shield
the rising of land due to a change in mass and density after the removal of materials by erosion
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