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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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