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What are the factors that affect the formation of magma
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The Main Factors Involved In The Formation Of Magma Are Temperature, Pressure, Water Content, And Mineral Composition.

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What is the hypothesis that explains the release of energy during an earthquake is called
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elastic rebound hypothesis

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Approximately how many earthquakes are strong enough to be felt each year worldwide
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10,000 <--- Wrong for novanet

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Which type of landform develops at plate boundaries where one oceanic plate descends beneath another
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A volcanic island arc

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What type of vocanoes are there
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composite volcanoes

shield volcanoes

cinder cone volcanoes

spatter cone volcanoes

complex volcanoes

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How long before an earthquake do foreshocks occur
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It could be days or YEARS before the major earthquake. Plate tectonics are always moving.

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Where does most intraplate volcanic activity occur
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Hot mantle plumes rise toward the surface within a plate

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Strips of alternating magnetic polarities found in rocks in the ocean basins
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provide evidence for sea-floor spreading

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What do you call the mountains in British Columbia
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The main mountain ranges in BC are the Rockies and Coastal Mountains.

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What are the 4 intrusive igneous features
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dike, sill, laccolith, and batholith :)

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Is ayers rock a pluton
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Yes, Ayers Rock is the single largest Pluton on earth.

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How do you uplift and erosion help to form batholith
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by exposing a large body of igneous rock to the surface

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If a deep ocean trench is located adjacent to a continent active volcanos would likely be found were
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If a deep-ocean trench is located adjacent to a continent, active volcanoes.

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The release of stored energy from rocks that are deformed by stress is called elastic
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shock

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How do ancient glacial deposits in Africa India Australia and South America support the idea of continental drift
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What are the factors that affect the formation of magma

The Main Factors Involved In The Formation Of Magma Are Temperature, Pressure, Water Content, And Mineral Composition.

What is the hypothesis that explains the release of energy during an earthquake is called

elastic rebound hypothesis

Approximately how many earthquakes are strong enough to be felt each year worldwide

10,000 <--- Wrong for novanet

Which type of landform develops at plate boundaries where one oceanic plate descends beneath another

A volcanic island arc

What type of vocanoes are there

composite volcanoes

shield volcanoes

cinder cone volcanoes

spatter cone volcanoes

complex volcanoes

How long before an earthquake do foreshocks occur

It could be days or YEARS before the major earthquake. Plate tectonics are always moving.

Where does most intraplate volcanic activity occur

Hot mantle plumes rise toward the surface within a plate

Strips of alternating magnetic polarities found in rocks in the ocean basins

provide evidence for sea-floor spreading

What do you call the mountains in British Columbia

The main mountain ranges in BC are the Rockies and Coastal Mountains.

What are the 4 intrusive igneous features

dike, sill, laccolith, and batholith :)

Is ayers rock a pluton

Yes, Ayers Rock is the single largest Pluton on earth.

How do you uplift and erosion help to form batholith

by exposing a large body of igneous rock to the surface

If a deep ocean trench is located adjacent to a continent active volcanos would likely be found were

If a deep-ocean trench is located adjacent to a continent, active volcanoes.

The release of stored energy from rocks that are deformed by stress is called elastic

shock

How do ancient glacial deposits in Africa India Australia and South America support the idea of continental drift

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