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What is it called when snow and ice come crashing down a slope

avalanche

What is the process of mountain building called

Orogenesis

Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary structure Ripple marks Magma emplacement Mud cracks or Cross beds

Magma emplacements or Batholith are not sedimentary structures.

Why can diamonds form in the mantle

The weight of the rocks above the mantle results in high pressure.
Diamonds need high temperatures and pressure to form from carbon. Diamonds form in the mantle in certain zones where conditions are right for them to do so.

There just happens to be the right critical temperature-pressure-mineral environment in the mantle in certain zones for their formation.

The top layer of the ocean floor is primarily

The bulk of the ocean floor is composed of ?

After an earthquake which type of seismic wave arrives second at a seismometer

S waves arrive second after an earthquake.

Compression can result in if the force is strong enough to break the crust

faulting

Is the following is an intrusive igneous body Pyroclast Lava Flow Lahar Batholith

Batholith is an intrusive igneous body.

Is a type of physical weathering.

Frost wedging

Sediment composition in a clastic rock is determined by all of the following EXCEPT
Which is required for karst topography to form

Limestone

Which of the following is true of permanent magnets

magnetic stuff...

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