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How do sedimentary rocks form?
when existing rock is altered when sediment deposits are composed or cemented together and harden. when sediment cools and hardens by compaction and cementation of rock fragments
Which type of volcano has a gentle flow?
shield cinder cone composite stratosphere
Where would you find the epicenter of an earthquake?
the point on the surface directly above the focus the point on the surface directly below the focus by measuring seismic speeds triangulation point
What instrument measures the magnitude of an earthquake?
seismogram seismograph richter scale none of the above
What type of plate boundary is a rift valley?
transform convergent divergent transform fault
What type of plate boundary is San Andreas fault?
divergent convergent transform fault transform
What causes plate movement?
convection earthquakes plate tectonics pangea
What is the theory that earths crust and upper mantle broke into sections?
pangea plate tectonics continental drift all of the above
Where do deep-ocean trenches form?
mid-ocean valley subduction zones at convergent boundaries like marianes none of the above
The convergence of two continental plates would produce?
plate boundary plate tectonics divergent boundary convergent boundary
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