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How is the strength of a volcanic eruption related to the magma in the volcano

If the magma is more viscous, the eruption is stronger.

Why do Earth's magnetic pole reversals provide evidence for plate tectonics

Rocks lock in their magnetism when they cool.

How is deposition a part of the erosion process

The part of the erosion process in which sediment is placed in a new location, or deposited.

What do geologists think happened during the last ice age

Sea levels dropped 300 feet.

A land bridge connected Siberia and Alaska

Which eras ended with a mass extinction

Mesozoic and Paleozoic

What happened at the end of the Mesozoic era but did not happen at the end of the Paleozoic era

There were major asteroid impacts.

Which formed as a result of the compaction of dead plants

Coal

Which gas did volcanoes not produce in the Precambrian era

Oxygen

At which location is dynamic metamorphism most likely to occur

Transform boundary

Having a weakness along a specific plane will allow a mineral to

cleave

How do earths magnetic pole reversals provide evidence for plate tectonics

rocks get older as you move away from ocean ridges

Which of the following is true of passive continental margins

they have a continental rise

What feature is the result of a glacier carving out rock as it moves

The feature that is the result of a glacier carving out rock as it moves is a roche moutonnees. It is a rock formation created by the passage of glacier ice.

Or a terminal moraine

What happens at a convergent boundary

A convergent plate boundary is a location where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, often causing one plate to slide below the others.

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