Which is the best description of a strike-slip fault
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A fault that forms at a transform boundary
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How is deposition a part of the erosion process
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The part of the erosion process in which sediment is placed in a
new location, or deposited.
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What do geologists think happened during the last ice age
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Sea levels dropped 300 feet.
A land bridge connected Siberia and Alaska
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Which eras ended with a mass extinction
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Mesozoic and Paleozoic
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Having a weakness along a specific plane will allow a mineral to
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cleave
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If a population grows by 3 percent each year the growth of the population is
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exponential
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Which of the following is true of passive continental margins
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they have a continental rise
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What feature is the result of a glacier carving out rock as it moves
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The feature that is the result of a glacier carving out rock as
it moves is a roche moutonnees. It is a rock formation created by
the passage of glacier ice.
Or a terminal moraine
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What is lithification most closely related to
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sedimentary rock formation
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What happens at a convergent boundary
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A convergent plate boundary is a location where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, often causing one plate to slide below the others.
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Which is the best description of a strike-slip fault
A fault that forms at a transform boundary
How is deposition a part of the erosion process
The part of the erosion process in which sediment is placed in a
new location, or deposited.
What do geologists think happened during the last ice age
Sea levels dropped 300 feet.
A land bridge connected Siberia and Alaska
Which eras ended with a mass extinction
Mesozoic and Paleozoic
Having a weakness along a specific plane will allow a mineral to
cleave
If a population grows by 3 percent each year the growth of the population is
exponential
Which of the following is true of passive continental margins
they have a continental rise
What feature is the result of a glacier carving out rock as it moves
The feature that is the result of a glacier carving out rock as
it moves is a roche moutonnees. It is a rock formation created by
the passage of glacier ice.
Or a terminal moraine
What is lithification most closely related to
sedimentary rock formation
What happens at a convergent boundary
A convergent plate boundary is a location where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, often causing one plate to slide below the others.