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1. | A steep-sided, circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent is called_______. |
2. | The Himalaya mountains were formed as a result of ______ ______, where two plates colliding push of crust to form mountain ranges. |
3. | ________ takes place as rocks are broken down into progressively smaller pieces by the effects of weather. |
6. | Newly formed _________ forced upward along plate boundaries forms volcanoes. |
7. | Faults that form from pull-apart forces are called ______ _______ |
8. | An opening at the Earth’s surface through which volcanic materials erupt is called_______. |
10. | In a subduction zone, less dense _________ plates slide over the more dense Oceanic plate. |
12. | A ____ ______ occurs when continental plates diverge. |
14. | A reservoir of molten rock material beneath the Earth’s surface is called |
15. | Fragments of lava, rock, or sand-sized ash are called ______. |
16. | Large ________ faults occur in areas that have undergone great compressional forces |
18. | An example of a transform boundary is the ____ _____ fault. |
20. | The theory that continents were once one large land mass that over time broke up and moved to separate locations is called |
21. | _____ ______ are usually caused by a shift of tectonic plates. |
23. | cataclastic ________ occurs where rocks grind past each other along a fault, |
25. | In a _____ ______, the rock layers above the fault surface move up realtive to the rock layers below the fault. |
29. | When two oceanic plates converge, an _____ ______ and a trench are created. |
30. | ______is molten rock (fluid) typically deep below the surface, rich in silica (SiO2), which contains dissolved volatiles (e.g. CO2 and H2O). |
31. | Lava fragments about 1 centimeter in diameter are called _______. |
32. | A ___________ wall ccurs below the fault. |
33. | _________ rocks are formed as a result of cooling and crystallization from a magma. |