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| 3251 |
What is an example of an Intrusive Igneous rock?
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Granite.
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| 3252 |
What is an example of an Extrusive Igneous rock?
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Basalt.
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| 3253 |
What type of rock is formed by the transformation of existing rock types by heat and pressure?
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Metamorphic Rock.
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| 3254 |
What type of rock is formed from the deposition and cementation of sediments?
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Sedimentary Rock.
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| 3255 |
What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?
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Igneous Rock.
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| 3256 |
What is the term for the study of earthquakes and seismic waves?
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Seismology.
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| 3257 |
What is the process of uplift and subsidence of large parts of the Earth's crust called?
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Epeirogeny.
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| 3258 |
What is the term for the process of mountain building?
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Orogeny.
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| 3259 |
What is the dropped block between two faults, often forming a valley, called?
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Graben (or Rift Valley).
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| 3260 |
What is the block that remains standing after faulting, often forming a mountain, called?
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Horst.
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| 3261 |
What are the mountains formed due to faulting, where a block is uplifted (horst) or depressed (graben)?
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Block Mountains.
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| 3262 |
What are the mountains formed due to the folding of the Earth's crust caused by tectonic compression?
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Fold Mountains.
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| 3263 |
What is the largest intrusive igneous body found in the Earth's crust?
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Batholith.
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| 3264 |
What are the solidified vertical or near-vertical walls of lava within the Earth's crust called?
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Dykes.
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| 3265 |
What are the solidified horizontal sheets of lava within the Earth's crust called?
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Sills.
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| 3266 |
What is the term for a volcano that erupts at regular or semi-regular intervals?
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Regularly Active Volcano.
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| 3267 |
What is the name of the theory that explains the formation of the Himalayas?
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Plate Tectonics (Continent-Continent Convergence).
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| 3268 |
What is the zone surrounding the Pacific Ocean where the majority of the world's volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
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The Pacific Ring of Fire.
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| 3269 |
What are large ocean waves generated by the sudden displacement of water (usually by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions) called?
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Tsunami.
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| 3270 |
What does an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale release, compared to a 4.0?
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32 times more energy.
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| 3271 |
What part of the Earth's interior causes the S-wave shadow zone?
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The Liquid Outer Core.
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| 3272 |
What is the zone around the globe where seismographs do not record S-waves?
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S-wave Shadow Zone.
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| 3273 |
What scale is used to measure the intensity (observed effects) of an earthquake?
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Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) Scale.
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| 3274 |
What scale is used to measure the magnitude (energy released) of an earthquake?
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Richter Scale.
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| 3275 |
What is the instrument used to measure the intensity and duration of an earthquake?
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Seismograph.
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