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GED Test 740 Questions with Verified Answers "WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - CORRECT ANSWER They are palindromes Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Paine What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - CORRECT ANSWER tigerhead What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - CORRECT ANSWER friction Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle o...

Science Olympiad Dynamic Planet Latest Version Graded A+ volcano a weak spot in the crust where magma has come through the surface magma the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water from the mantle lava liquid magma that reaches Earth's surface Ring of Fire a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean island arc a string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate hot spot an area where mag...

Fjord correct answersA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... correct answers...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks correct answersIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shal...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

2 © OCR 2023 Section A Global Hazards 1 (a) (i) Identify the type of plate movement that occurs at a destructive plate boundary. A plates move away from each other B plate moves over rising magma C plates move past each other D plates move towards each other Write the correct letter in the box. [1] (ii) Use the information in the table below to complete the volcanic hazard map for the island of St Vincent. Zone 1 has been completed for you. Zone Distance from La Soufrière Volcano ...

HWST 107 Exam 2 Questions and answers. Graded A+ _____________ is the single largest influencer on the development of a culture - -the environment pacific ocean - -largest ocean, 1/3 of the earth, big enough to hold all land masses, home of 10,00 islands four types of islands - -continental volcanic atoll makatea sontinental islands - -- island-arc island - rock characteristic of continents - old metamoorphic rock (obsidian-volcanic galss) - diverse resources and fertile soil -...

HWST 107 Exam 2: Review Questions and answers, rated A+ _____________ is the single largest influencer on the development of a culture - -the environment pacific ocean - -largest ocean, 1/3 of the earth, big enough to hold all land masses, home of 10,00 islands four types of islands - -continental volcanic atoll makatea sontinental islands - -- island-arc island - rock characteristic of continents - old metamoorphic rock (obsidian-volcanic galss) - diverse resources and fertile ...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

Describe what happens when two tectonic plates collide along a subduction zone. correct answers One plates moves under another and sinks into Earth's mantle. A trench may be formed Explain how subduction leads to volcanic activity correct answers One plate is pushed down and melted as molten material/ magma rises to the surface near the zone What areas exhibit island arcs correct answers Coast of Asia (Philippines, Ryukyu, Japan, Kuril, and Aleutian) What areas exhibit a growing nonvol...

Subduction zones can be roughly divided into the following 4 regions? - correct answer a. Backarc b. Forearc c. Trench d. Volcanic arc The Himalaya Mountains result from this type of mountain building. a. Alpine-Type b. Island-Arc Type c. Cordilleran- Type d. Andean Type - correct answer a. Alpine-Type California's Sierra Nevada, Coast Ranges, and Great Valley are examples of structures that are typically...

Geology Chapter 4 Final Exam Study Guide Test. "Wet" igneous rock melts at a lower temperature than the "dry" version of that same rock because A. the addition of volatiles in "wet" rocks lowers their melting temperature. B. they occur on the seafloor, where temperatures are already cold. C. "dry" igneous rocks are made of more felsic minerals. D. "wet" igneous rocks form at shallower depth in the Earth. - CORRECT ANSWER A. the addition of volatiles in "wet" rocks lo...