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| volcanoes and lava flows are classified as... |
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| which of the following statements is not true of stratovolcanoes? |
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| an example is Mount Hekla in Iceland |
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| shield volcanoes are formed... |
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| over a hotspot and along the mid-oceanic ridge (a & b both) |
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| a fault type with a high risk of landsliding is the... |
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| compressional forces on the earth's crust can produce... |
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| earthquakes are associated with which of the following types of plate boundaries? |
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| converging boundaries, spreading boundaries, and transform boundaries (all of the above) |
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| are shield volcanoes, experience 'quiet' eruptions, and emit mafic lavas (all of the above) |
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| a caldera, an explosion so violent it destroys the entire center part of a volcano is associated with... |
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| folds that are arched upwards are called _______ and folds that arch downward are called _______. |
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| faults in which one rock mass is pushed over the other are called... |
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| reverse and overthrust (b & c only) |
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| the San Andreas fault can be best classified as a _____ fault. |
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| a horst is a ________ wheras a graben is a/an ______. |
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| raised block, sunken block |
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| which of the following volcanoes is an example of a stratovolcano? |
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| a fault scarp results from which of the following types of faults? |
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| block mountains are associated with which type of fault? |
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a cloud of white-hot gases and fine ash is an important type of volcanic emission experienced in the eruption of shield volcanoes |
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flat lying strata which undergo severe extensional stress can experience 'folding' |
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true/false
tsunamis are not perceptible at sea in deep water |
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true/false
scientists believe there is a huge amount of unrelieved strain energy accumulated on either side of the San Andreas fault |
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most of the world's shield volcanoes lie on the circum-Pacific mountain |
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true/false
at hotspots, rising mantle material provides felsic magma that erupts as basaltic lava |
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true/false
earthquakes can occur in locations far from plate boundaries |
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basaltic lavas are fluid and contain little gas compared to granitic lavas |
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true/false
the San Andreas fault is a major normal fault with the potential for severe earthquakes |
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stratovolcanoes are formed by the emission of gassy mafic lava |
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most active stratovolcanoes are located along the Pacific Rim 'ring of fire' |
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true/false
transcurrent faults are also known as strike-slip faults |
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a steep cliff-like fault scarp is a common result of reverse faults |
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compression creates anticlines and synclines |
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