SC.8.E.5.9
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- Q1What layer of Earth is mostly liquid and is located between the crust and the outer core?inner corecrustmantleouter core30s
- Q2What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?convection currents in the mantlemagnetic fieldssolar windgravity30s
- Q3Which layer of Earth is solid and primarily made of iron and nickel?mantleinner coreouter corecrust30s
- Q4What is the process called when tectonic plates move away from each other?transform boundarydivergent boundaryconvergent boundarysubduction zone30s
- Q5What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?trenchesvalleysmountainsplateaus30s
- Q6What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?metamorphic rockigneous rocksedimentary rockvolcanic rock30s
- Q7Which process describes the breakdown and transport of rock material due to wind, water, or ice?depositionerosionweatheringsedimentation30s
- Q8What is the primary cause of earthquakes?volcanic eruptionsmovement of tectonic plateshigh windsweather changes30s
- Q9What type of fault occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?normal faultreverse faulttransform faultthrust fault30s
- Q10Which layer of the Earth contains the tectonic plates?lithosphereouter coreasthenospheremesosphere30s