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What do earth quakes form?
earthquake disintegrates the earth crust or forms cracks
What is the elements of the Earth's crust?
100 % of Earth's crust is composed of elements in the form of varying minerals and other matter!
How do hot spots form volcanoes?
Pressure builds up from under the Earth in the moho or asthenosphere from molten lava and the Earth's crust is pushed and eventually cracks and lava seeps out through the crack therefore forming a volcano.
What is a hot spot and why do volcanoes often form here?
If Volcanos weren't located over hot spots there woul;d be nothing for them to erupt.
Has anythin ever leaked into the Earth's crust?
Water is continually moving through the earth's crust and is found at great depths, though not necessarily in liquid form.
What do earth quakes form?
earthquake disintegrates the earth crust or forms cracks
Which geological feature forms over time when Earth's crust cracks and the piece moves upward?
This is one way that mountains form.
How is block mountain?
These mountains form when faults or cracks in the earth's crust force some materials or blocks of rock up and others down. Instead of the earth folding over, the earth's crust fractures (pulls apart). It breaks up into blocks or chunks.
What are large cracks in the earth's crust that can open up and allow lava to ooze out onto the ground and form extrusive igneous rocks?
They are called..........fissures.
How is fault-block mountain created?
These mountains form when faults or cracks in the earth's crust force some materials or blocks of rock up and others down. Instead of the earth folding over, the earth's crust fractures (pulls apart). It breaks up into blocks or chunks.
Is magnesium found in the Earth's crust?
Yes it is. It's called an Alkaline Earth metal because they can be found in the Earth's crust (The word Alkali means Base). When they are found in the Earth's crust, they aren't in an element form but they are widely spread in rock structures.
Why volcanos form?
Volcanoes form because when the magma flows up through cracks inside of the earth's mantle then the volcano is formed.
How does magnetite form?
by earth's crust
Where are most metals found?
Metals are usually found in the Earth's crust, in the form of ores.
Which layer of the earth can have faults form?
the crust
Do minerals form in the Earth's crust?
Yes it does.
Where in the Earth's crust did coal form?
on the surface
