________ is when two plates go apart from each other and example of this is the mid ocean ridge.
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Cinder cones
________ are small, steep- sided volcanoes that erupt gas rich, basaltic lavas composite volcanoes are large, steep- sided volcanoes that result from explosive eruptions of thick lava along convergent plate boundaries.
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Molten rock
________ below Earths surface is called magma.
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Convergent boundaries
________ are when two plates move together.
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Sediment
________ that is deposited in water typically forms layers that are called beds.
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What are plunges
________ theorize that hotspots form over plunes, which are places where hot magma rises due to convection currents in the mantle.
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How do Mountains form
________ form two ways- from lava erupting and building up along the ridge or from rocks sliding up and down along the cracks (faults) in the seafloor.
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What is a volcano
A(n) ________ is a vent in Earths crust through which molten rock flows.
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Earthquake
________ are vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earths lithosphere.
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Low energy environments
________ include swamps, deep lakes, and areas with slow moving air or water.
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block of rock
A fault is a break in Earths lithosphere where one ________ moves toward, away from, or past another block.
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High energy environments
________ include ocean shores, rushing rivers, and deserts with strong winds.
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spherical concentric regions of matter
Any of the almost ________ that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
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epicenter of an earthquake
The ________ is the location on Earths surface directly above the focus.