Cards in this guide (15)
At divergent plate boundaries in the ocean magma rises and melts because of what
Because of a decrease in pressure.
A tsunami can occur when there is vertical movement at a fault under
Most earthquakes are produced by the rapid release of which kind of energy stored in rock subjected to great forces
How much of an increase in wave amplitude is seen from an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale compared to one measuring 4.4
Evidence that earths core has a high iron content from
Folding is usually the result of what type of stress
What are the three main types of glacial erosion
The 3 main types of glacial erosion are plucking, abrasion and
freeze thaw.
Which is a landscape feature created by glacial deposits
What does ephemeral streams do in the desert
How did deflation affect the dust bowl in the 1930s
What are long sand ridges oriented nearly parallel to the prevailing wind called
When p wave bend while traveling through earth's core what happen when arrive at the shadow zone
serveral minutes later than expected
When new rock is added to an oceanic ridge the magnetized strips on either side of the ridge are evidence of sea-floor spreading. This is because the rocks on the two sides of the ridge
are equal in width and polarity
What does running water while occurring infrequently in deserts do
does most of the erosional work.