Earth Science Chapter 8

Which force pushes surface rocks deep down as part of the rock cycle?

• Uplift

• Subduction

• Compaction

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What features form where two plates diverge?

• Plains and plateaus

• Rifts and mid-ocean ridges

• Mountains and ocean trenches

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The mountains of the Basin and Range Province formed when

• Blocks and rocks moved at faults.

• Crust melted.

• Two continents collided.

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A ______________ is an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.

• Strain

• Fault zone

• Transform fault

• Volcanic arc

A _____________can form about 100 km away from where plates converge and one plate subducts under another one.

• Volcanic Arc

• Strain

• Fault Zone

• Transform Fault

A __________ forms where plates slide horizontally past each other.

• Volcanic Arc

• Transform Fault

• Strain

• Fault Zone

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_____________ is the change in a rock’s shape due to stress.

• Fault zone

• Transform fault

• Volcanic Arc

• Strain

When large volumes of sediment are deposited, Earth’s crust

• Melts

• Erodes

• Subsides

• is uplifted

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Why will Mr. Rieger be gone tomorrow?

• Because he feels like it

• He is sick of teaching

• State wrestling

• He has a college test

Which geographic landform is produced by convergence?

• Rift valley

• Volcanic arc

• Interior plain

• Mid-ocean ridge

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