In which two places do divergent boundaries occur? land and oceans oceans and volcanoes volcanoes and lower mantle lower mantle and land
What first caused people to consider that the continents were once one large landmass? glacier evidence in warmer countries continents looked like they fit together studying the valleys of the ocean floor similar fossils were found on many continents
When boating on coastal waters, it is important to be aware of the tides. What can tides cause? A hurricanes B tsunamis C strong currents D falling barometer
Question 1 (1 point) Areas of upwelling material from the mantle to form new seafloor occur along 1) divergent boundaries. 2) areas of seafloor spreading. 3) transform boundaries. 4) convergent boundaries.
Recrystallization during metamorphism causes grains to grow longer in the __ direction of maximum differential stress direction perpendicular to the compressiona stress direction parallel to the compressional stress horizontal direction
Fiji lies west of the International Date Line. A True B False
6. The meaning of the word "tsunami" means? Big Wave Harbox Wave Tectonic Wave Inland Wave
4. Location of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center which is part of NOAA Honolulu, Hawaii San Diego, California Anchorage, Alaska Seattle, Washington
2. How far inland can a tsunami travel once it reaches the coastal area? 1000 ft 1500 ft 3500 ft 5,280 ft
What are some ways water shapes Earth's surface? by transporting nutrients and waste by forming glaciers and weathering ocean shores by forming river and mountains by absorbing and transporting solar energy
Fill in the Blank Question Superposition helps us to determine that the lava flow is $\square $ than the underlying surface.
How does the physical geography of China affect where people live?
Compare and contrast a spring and neap tide. __
Isostasy refers to __ the accretion of crustal fragments during mountain building the process by which oceanic lithosphere descends into the mantle at a subduction zone the process by which mountains are formed the concept that rocks of the crust and upper mantle are floating in gravitational balance
Converging Continents Describe the three ways that tectonic plates interact along a convergent boundary Use details from the passages to help you with your answer. __
Sub-Saharan Africa has __ vegetation and climate type. tropical forest savanna desert all of them none of them
How are slow spreading centers (such as the Mid-Allantic Ridge) and fast spreading centers (such as the East Pacific.Rise) different from each other? Select all that apply Slow spreading centers are often characterized by a central swell; fast spreading centers have no such swell. Slow spreading centers tend to have developed rift valleys; fast spreading centers often lack rift valleys. Fast spreading centers have prominent ridges and rugged topography; slow spreading centers have rather smooth lopographies Slow spreading centers have prominent ridges and rugged topography; fast spreading centers have rather smooth topographies Fast spreading centers tend to have developed rift valleys; slow spreading centers often lack rift valleys
What happened to the Mississippi River during the strongest earthquake on February 7th, 1812? It overflowed its banks. It froze solid. It ran backwards. It dried up completely.
In the rock cycle sedimentary rock forms when rock is $\square $ crystallized into natural glass exposed to great temperature melted into liquid magma
We know that sand is always in motion and that most transport is parallel to shore. Describe the two mechanisms by which most littoral transport occurs. $\square $
