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Material that is about 180 million years old has been found in this layer of the crust

oceanic crust

This is a mushroom-shaped magma structure that raises the earth above it

laccolith

What term best fits this definition black gold

Black gold is a term that refers to crude oil or petroleum. When people would discover oil on their property, it usually made them rich, so it was like finding gold.

An earthquake that was rated 3 on the Richter scale would be

An earthquake that was rated 3 on the Richter scale would be

ignored

This forms when magma pushes into vertical cracks and cuts through layers of rock

When magma pushes into vertical cracks and cuts through layers across, igneous rocks called dikes are formed. Dikes are one form of plutons.

These are large flat areas of land in Africa

savannahs

This occurs when plates are pushed in opposite directions along a horizontal plane

shearing

These waves cause side to side movement

s

These are elevated landforms that are flat rather than peaked

plateaus

Ocean currents moving away from the equator bring what waters

Ocean currents moving away from the equator bring warm waters.

This kind of mountain has weathered and rounded peaks and gentle slopes

mature

This type of volcano erupts with some degree of regularity

Intermittent

A volcano formed over time from thousands of lava eruptions that deposit layer after layer of new crust

shield

Plants utilize solar energy during photosynthesis

true

What is a good strategy for saving money

Pay yourself first.

What type of front is indicated green on a map

Warm Front

The stable constant interior temperature of the earth is very close to the normal body temperature of humans

false

What Temperatures on the Moon are extreme because there is no

Atmosphere.

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The location on the surface of the earth immediately above the origin of a fault is called

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