#1
Which layer of the Earth is primarily composed of solid iron and nickel?
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#2
Which of the following geological phenomena is responsible for the formation of mountains?
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#3
What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller particles by physical or chemical means?
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#4
What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?
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#5
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?
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#6
What is the term for a circular depression formed at the top of a volcano?
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#7
What is the term for the process by which sediment settles out of a transporting medium?
#8
What is the term for a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, often causing great destruction?
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#9
Which type of rock is formed by the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?
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#10
Which type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall?
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#11
Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?
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#12
What is the term for the bending of seismic waves as they pass from one material to another?
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#13
What is the name of the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle?
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#14
Which of the following is NOT a type of volcano?
#15
What is the term for the process by which one tectonic plate descends beneath another?
#16
What is the term for the movement of weathered material from one location to another?
#17
Which type of volcano is characterized by a broad, gently sloping shape?
#18
What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally?
#19
Which of the following is NOT a type of mountain?
#20
What is the name of the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
#21
Which type of rock is formed by the alteration of preexisting rock deep within the Earth's crust?
#22
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, before breaking apart into the continents we know today?
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#23
Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences the rate of weathering?
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#24
Which of the following is NOT a type of seismic wave?
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#25
Which mineral is the hardest naturally occurring substance known?
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