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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 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 when lava flows vertically through a layer of rock

dike

Which earthquake waves are horizontal

L-wave

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 boundary is known as a destructive boundary

convergent

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

oasis

Where is the greatest motion felt on the surface during an earthquake

Right at top of the epicenter, the greatest shaking felt. It also depend on the types of soil. If the soil is soft then the intensity is amplified and where the soil is hard the intensity is damped.

What is the term fresh water refers to water with low

salt

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

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

Vegetation is a source of which type of weathering

Mechanical

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