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What is the primary composition of C-type asteroids in the Asteroid Belt?

Carbonaceous (correct)

Rocky

Silicate

Metallic

What is the estimated number of asteroids in the Asteroid Belt?

Over 1 million (correct)

Over 100 million

Over 10 thousand

Over 100 thousand

What is the process that forms volcanic landforms?

Glaciation

Tectonic plate movement

Weathering and erosion

Volcanic activity (correct)

What is a characteristic of a caldera?

A large depression formed by volcanic collapse or eruption Signup and view all the answers

What is the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithosphere?

Plate Tectonics Signup and view all the answers

What is the layer of the Earth's mantle that the plates move over?

Asthenosphere Signup and view all the answers

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart and new crust being formed?

Divergent Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that occurs when plates move towards each other and collide?

Collision Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a chain of volcanoes formed at subduction zones?

Volcanic Arc Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for streams of molten rock that flow out of a volcano?

Lava Flows Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary composition of C-type asteroids in the Asteroid Belt?

What is the estimated number of asteroids in the Asteroid Belt?

What is the process that forms volcanic landforms?

What is a characteristic of a caldera?

What is the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithosphere?

What is the layer of the Earth's mantle that the plates move over?

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart and new crust being formed?

What is the process that occurs when plates move towards each other and collide?

What is the term for a chain of volcanoes formed at subduction zones?

What is the term for streams of molten rock that flow out of a volcano?

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