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Which shape has a flat base and a round lateral surface with a point on top?
Which shape has a flat base and a round lateral surface with a point on top?
- Sphere
- Cylinder
- Cube
- Cone (correct)
What is the name given to a cone formed when the vertices of two cones are placed together?
What is the name given to a cone formed when the vertices of two cones are placed together?
- Hyperbolic Cone
- Elliptical Cone
- Right Circular Cone (correct)
- Oblique Cone
What is the fixed vertical line in a cone called?
What is the fixed vertical line in a cone called?
- Axis (correct)
- Apex
- Vertex
- Directrix
What is the name of the straight line that runs from the apex of the cone to the base?
What is the name of the straight line that runs from the apex of the cone to the base?
What is the intersection of the two lines in a cone called?
What is the intersection of the two lines in a cone called?
Which theory suggests that Earth's crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, producing earthquakes and mountains?
Which theory suggests that Earth's crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, producing earthquakes and mountains?
What is the solid, outer part of the Earth called?
What is the solid, outer part of the Earth called?
Where are mountain ranges typically found?
Where are mountain ranges typically found?
What is the plastic layer below the lithosphere called?
What is the plastic layer below the lithosphere called?
What is the weak to violent shaking of the ground produced by the sudden movement of rock materials below the Earth's surface called?
What is the weak to violent shaking of the ground produced by the sudden movement of rock materials below the Earth's surface called?
