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What occurs when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it

When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.

What is the process of moving rocks to a new location

erosion

What is another name for water shortage

drought

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

convergent

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 is formed by the erosion of soft rock formations by flowing groundwater

caves

Which type of wave affects the surface of the land by causing it to rise and fall like waves on an ocean

L-wave

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

What is name of the supercontinent

whats the name of the supercontinent

Which volcanoes form from the fallen cinders and tephra of an eruption

Cinder Cone

When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent it forms

When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent, it forms a Dike.

What are water droplets in the clouds are pulled back to earth by

gravity

Tectonic plates float on a layer of earth called the what

Lithosphere

Compared to landform crust the ocean crust is

younger

The southern half of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the South American Plate from which other plate

African!

The crevice through which the magma bursts is called the .

fissure

Oxidation is a source of which type of weathering

chemical

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