Final Exam - Geology

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What is lava?

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Magma that flows out onto Earth’s surface; usually from a volcano eruption.

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates sliding past each other?

Back

Transform Boundary.

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What is the molten material found beneath Earth’s crust that forms rocks and minerals when it cools?

Back

Magma.

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A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other is called a?

Back

Convergent Boundary.

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Identify the layer of Earth that is solid and located above the mantle.

Back

Crust.

Front

What is the layer of Earth located between the crust and the outer core?

Back

Mantle.

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

Back

Crust.

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What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate moves under another?

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Subduction.

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What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma?

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Igneous rock.

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What is the inner layer of the Earth called?

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Inner Core.