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What do tectonic plates do?
What do tectonic plates do?
Which layer of the Earth is predominantly composed of dense silicates?
Which layer of the Earth is predominantly composed of dense silicates?
What is magma?
What is magma?
Which term describes events that result in harm to humans?
Which term describes events that result in harm to humans?
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What is defined as molten rock that has reached Earth's surface due to volcanic action?
What is defined as molten rock that has reached Earth's surface due to volcanic action?
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Which event is characterized by the sudden release of energy that causes the ground to shake or crack?
Which event is characterized by the sudden release of energy that causes the ground to shake or crack?
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What occurs when molten rock is expelled from the Earth's mantle, along with ash and gases?
What occurs when molten rock is expelled from the Earth's mantle, along with ash and gases?
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Which term refers to a natural feature consisting of hot rocks, ash, and gases that emerges from a crack in the Earth's surface?
Which term refers to a natural feature consisting of hot rocks, ash, and gases that emerges from a crack in the Earth's surface?
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What creates a great sea wave, particularly as a result of an earthquake or volcanic eruption occurring under the sea?
What creates a great sea wave, particularly as a result of an earthquake or volcanic eruption occurring under the sea?
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What geological feature is primarily formed at convergent plate boundaries?
What geological feature is primarily formed at convergent plate boundaries?
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Which term refers to the study of volcanoes?
Which term refers to the study of volcanoes?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary?
Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary?
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What is the main reason for the volcanic activity around the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'?
What is the main reason for the volcanic activity around the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'?
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What mechanism is used to control flooding?
What mechanism is used to control flooding?
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Which is NOT a major landscape change that occurs due to plate movement?
Which is NOT a major landscape change that occurs due to plate movement?
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