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Which forms inside the crater of a large volcano

Lava dome

What causes the pressure that allows diamonds to form in the mantle

The weight of the rocks in the crust and upper mantle results in the pressure that allows diamonds to form.

What is the process of mountain building called

Orogenesis

Why do earthquakes often happen near volcanic regions

both are caused by subduction zones

Which type of mountain forms because of a divergent plate boundary

Fault-block mountains form due to divergent boundary plates.

A volcano that appears to be a large sunken depression is a

A caldera is the name for a large sunken depression on a volcano.

After an earthquake which type of seismic wave arrives first at a seismometer

P waves (APEX)

After an earthquake which type of seismic wave arrives second at a seismometer

S waves arrive second after an earthquake.

Which is a good example of a shield volcano

Mauna Loa

Where is the term for a water wave that is Created by on Underwater earthquake

Tsunami

Put these eruption types in order from most destructive to least to destructive

When eruption types are arranged from most destructive to least, it is in descending order.

Is a type of physical weathering.

Frost wedging

What does the passive continental margin have that the active margin does not

Continental rise is something the passive continental margin has that the active margin does not

The epicenter of an earthquake is the point on the earth's surface

The intensity of an earthquake measures the effect of an earthquake

Which is required for karst topography to form

Limestone

Which of the following is true of permanent magnets

magnetic stuff...

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