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Cards in this guide (18)
What conditions make for a violent volcanic eruption

Magma with high silica content

A large water wave called a can be generated by underwater earthquakes

It is a tsunami.

Which forms inside the crater of a large volcano

Lava dome

What causes the pressure that allows diamonds to form in the mantle

The weight of the rocks in the crust and upper mantle results in the pressure that allows diamonds to form.

What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart

Divergant plate boundries

What type of chemical weathering is caused when rocks sit in a pool of saltwater

Solution weathering occurs when rocks sit in a pool of saltwater.

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.

The balance between gravity and buoyancy is called

isostasy

Which describes the solid flying debris from a volcano

Tephra

A volcano that appears to be a large sunken depression is a

A caldera is the name for a large sunken depression on a volcano.

Earthquakes are most common

where oceanic crust slides under continental crust

Where is the term for a water wave that is Created by on Underwater earthquake

Tsunami

What is it called when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement

It is called folding when rocks bend without breaking because of plate movement.

When could people be treated like slaves According to the Thirteenth Amendment

The thirteenth amendment to the US Constitution prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude except when the condition was imposed as punishment for a crime.

A couple of specific examples of cases that are notconsidered involuntary servitude (and are thus fully legal): being drafted into the Armed Forces, community service as a high school graduation requirement.

Which features are associated with divergant boundaries

Mountain chains at ocean ridges

What does the passive continental margin have that the active margin does not

Continental rise is something the passive continental margin has that the active margin does not

Which is required for karst topography to form

Limestone

Which of the following is true of permanent magnets

magnetic stuff...

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