Earth Dynamics--Part 2 Question Preview (ID: 48674)


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What are the two types of vertical motion of Earth’s crust called?
a) transform and uplift
b) uplift and subsidence
c) subsidence and shear
d) uplift and compression

Older mountains have ______________________ peaks, and lower elevation.
a) rugged
b) pointed
c) rounded
d) gagged

What types of rocks are brought to Earth’s surface during uplift?
a) sedimentary and metamorphic
b) metamorphic and igneous
c) igneous and sedimentary
d) rock, classic and punk

What plate tectonic processes are involved in the rock cycle?
a) Uplift
b) Subsidence
c) Plate tectonics
d) All choices are correct

Plates move apart at a
a) convergent boundary
b) divergent boundary
c) transform boundary
d) slip-strike boundary

Elastic strain occurs under which conditions?
a) the rocks are very strong
b) the rocks return to the original state
c) the stresses are small
d) all choices are correct

Which of the following explain the existence of the rock cycle?
a) plate tectonics
b) uplift
c) subsidence
d) all choices are correct

Ocean trenches are formed along lines where two plates diverge under the water.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Folded mountains form as continental plates pull apart.
a) true
b) false
c) 0
d) 0

Fault-block mountains occur where _____.
a) compression squeezes the crust
b) tension pulls the crust apart
c) tension squeezes the crust
d) compression pulls the crust apart

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