What process in earth’s interior causes subduction and sea-floor spreading

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Q: a. Explain what is meant by plate tectonics. b. In your own words explain what happens at a…

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Q: How does the evolution of the ocean basins affect the hydrologic cycle

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Q: What layer do tectonic plates sit on? O A. Continent B. Inner core O c. Outer core O D. Mantle

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Q: Plate tectonics can contribute to a. volcanoes and earthquakes. b. formation of supercontinents.…

A: Answer is b.)  volcnaoes and earthquakes.

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Q: Explain how plate tectonics cause earth tremors

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Q: Describe how the Earth's origin structure gives it the ability to support life

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Q: true or false  Sea level is higher during an ice age than an interglacial.

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Q: Rock Cycle Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary Heat, Pressure Erosion, Compaction Heat, Pressure…

A: Rock cycle is the cycle in which the transition between the types of rocks happens. There are three…

Q: Question 21 Use the information in the diagram below to answer the questions. R A \U .K A) Which…

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Q: What geologic resource exist in the ocean?

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Q: Why do you think eruptions of volcanoes like Mt. Pinatubo might have a cooling effect on the Earth’s…

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Q: Where are earthquakes most likely to happen? O A. In the middle of a continent B. In the middle of…

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Q: you are an igneous rock. describe what you experience as you move through the rock cyle

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Q: In trying to understand the formation of the early Earth, some researchers have suggested that the…

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Q: Rocks forms when lava erupts, cools, and crystallizes on Earth’s surface.

A: When magma appears above the earth, it is called lava.

Q: What two geoscience process shaped the Hawaii islands

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Q: Relative dating of sedimentary rock is location specific due to Differences in fish assemblages…

A: Limestone and sandstone are types of sedimentary rocks.

Q: which climate related factors shape biomes and how might they affect which organisms live in a…

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Q: Base your answers to questions 11 to 14 on the diagram below of an ocean profile showing different…

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Q: Which factors may affect regional climate? Check all that apply. salinity precipitation chemistry…

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Q: What is the relationship between solar radiation and ocean circulation

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Q: What is seafloor spreading? O A. The movement of a continent over time B. The formation of new ocean…

A: Sea floor spreading is an interaction that happens at mid-sea edges, where new oceanic crust is…

Q: Explain how plate tectonics causes Earth tremors

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Q: The extreme heat and pressure that converts limestone into marble occurs during a process called…

A: Heat provides the high temperature and the pressure converts the one form to another.

Q: Which of the following is an example of a proxy record of past c ) the instrumental temperature…

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Q: Place the letters labeling rock layers, unconformities, faults and intrusions in order from youngest…

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Q: The flow of magma directly applies force to which of these crustal features?     mountain ranges…

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Q: At a subduction zone, what causes magma to rise?

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Q: At an ocean geographic feature is formed? O An island volcanic arc O An island mountain range O A…

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Q: How does glaciers abrade rock

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Q: How climate patterns resulting from atmospheric circulatio influence the latitudinal distribution of…

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Q: what geological process generates the worlds largest undersea mountain chain the mid Atlantic ridge

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Q: Rocks formed by the cooling of lava or magma

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Q: What are some changes occurring in the oceans as a result of Farth's cuurrent climate condition

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Q: How does subduction cause the formation of land mass like mountains and volcanoes?

A: Subduction is a process in which tectonic plates slide beneath each other and merge with the mantle…

Q: process by which clastic sedimentary rock forms.

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Q: Comparing Types Of Succession Decide whether each of the following events would result in primary or…

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Q: Which of the following areas is NOT part of the lithoecosphere? A. Polar caps B. Erupting volcano…

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Physical and Chemical features

The physical property of a compound could be determined without modifying the originality of the compound. Examples of physical properties are density, hardness, color, boiling, and melting point. The chemical property expresses the ability of a compound to undergo a particular chemical change.