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Movement of the crustal plate

When the crustal plate moves it vibrates the earths crust and its plates. When the crust and plates are forced to move it can result in volcanic action.

Which of these was the subject of the hepburn act of 1906

Railroads

Which statement best describes the focus on the Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring

America must be more responsible in the use of pesticides that harm the environment.

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

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Shield

What river stage causes the greatest amount of erosion

young

What occurs when the Earth's crust is squeezed into a smaller space

compression

What is formed when magma begins to form a dome shape which will push the crust outward in a hill formation

A+

Laccolith

Which volcanoes are shaped in a sharp peak

Very tall volcanoes with sharp peaks are stratovolcanoes.

Which metal is the most readily oxidated of all the elements

iron

Which of these is a type of flat land located at the bottom of the ocean

abyssal plain

Which of these climates has permanently frozen ground

Tundra

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

Pluton

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When ash and dust begin to settle on the ground they eventually become compacted by what

rainfall

If an extremely thick amount of ash falls it can cause the roofs of buildings to

If an extremely thick amount of ash falls on building roofs, it will cause them to collapse due to the extremely heavy weight.

The process by which rocks are worn down and altered over a period of time is called

erosion

Scientists measure which element in order to classify magma

silica

The crevice through which the magma bursts is called the .

fissure

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