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What is the primary cause of crustal rocks shearing by slipping past each other or dividing into layers?
What is the primary cause of crustal rocks shearing by slipping past each other or dividing into layers?
- Magma movement within the Earth's crust
- Gravitational force
- Convectional currents in the mantle
- Shear forces (correct)
Which of the following is NOT a result of horizontal Earth movements?
Which of the following is NOT a result of horizontal Earth movements?
- Basins
- Raised cliffs (correct)
- Fold mountains
- Faults
What is the primary cause of vertical Earth movements that result in the subsiding, sinking, or downwarping of crustal rocks?
What is the primary cause of vertical Earth movements that result in the subsiding, sinking, or downwarping of crustal rocks?
- Magma movement within the Earth's crust
- Isostatic adjustment
- Gravitational force (correct)
- Convectional currents in the mantle
Which theory explains the origin of the six continents?
Which theory explains the origin of the six continents?
What was the single sialic land mass called that broke into two parts called Laurasia and Gondwanaland?
What was the single sialic land mass called that broke into two parts called Laurasia and Gondwanaland?
Which of the following is NOT an example of internal land forming processes?
Which of the following is NOT an example of internal land forming processes?
What determines the formation of landforms by internal land forming processes?
What determines the formation of landforms by internal land forming processes?
Which of the following forces causes horizontal earth movements?
Which of the following forces causes horizontal earth movements?
What is the effect of tensional forces on crustal rocks?
What is the effect of tensional forces on crustal rocks?
Which of the following statements about horizontal earth movements is correct?
Which of the following statements about horizontal earth movements is correct?
