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Which type of boundaries cause volcanic activity and can result in the formation of islands

convergent

What occurs when a soluble mineral receives water through precipitation causing it to weaken

Hydrolysis

Which planet claims the largest volcanic cone in the solar system

Mars.

Which volcanoes are shaped in a sharp peak

Very tall volcanoes with sharp peaks are stratovolcanoes.

What forms where a river's mouth meets the sea or ocean

delta

When runoff drains into a basin that has a rounded depression and maintains a stable amount of surface water on a daily basis it becomes a

reservoir

Which of these has a very high mineral content

hot spring

What forms when lava flows horizontally across a layer of rock

Forms of igneous rock are usually made. It is also known as lava rock and volcanic rock

Which flyby satellite launched by the US discovered a second radiation belt around Earth

pioneer 3

Which of these is the result of a spring forming in a desert region

oasis

What controls surface runoff by building retaining walls

The flow of surface run-off can be controlled by building retaining walls called _____.

Air contains water in a gaseous form called

Water vapor

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Eurasian Plate from what other plate

It separates the Eurasian Plate and North American Plate in the North Atlantic, and the African Plate from the South American Plate in the South Atlantic.

Which ocean is covered mostly in ice

Arctic ocean

Ponds and lakes are sources of what

a+ standing surface water

What Water vapor droplets form clouds and Earth's gravity pulls the moisture to the surface in the form of .

"rain"

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