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Cards in this guide (15)
V-cube 7 or megaminx

megaminx

Are moon rocks opaque

Yes. Rocks on the moon are similar to volcanic rocks on Earth.

Which volcanoes form from extensive fluid lava flow that erupts numerous times

A+

Shield

How many minor tectonic plates are there on Earth

7

Which planet claims the largest volcanic cone in the solar system

Mars.

What forms when lava flows vertically through a layer of rock

dike

What happens to a tsunami as it nears the shore

It becomes bigger :)

Which of these has a very high mineral content

hot spring

Which boundary is known as a destructive boundary

convergent

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 forms when a spring is geothermally heated to the point that the water bursts through the surface in an upward stream of water and water vapor

geyser

What do you call magma that solidifies in a bubble shape under the Earth's crust

Pluton

A+

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!

Earthquakes that originate beneath the ocean floor produce huge tidal waves called what

tsunami

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