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What are endogenic processes in earth science?
What are endogenic processes in earth science?
- Geologic processes associated with heat energy originating in the interior of the solid earth (correct)
- Processes associated with heat energy originating outside the solid earth
- Processes associated with heat energy originating from the sun
- Processes associated with heat energy originating in the atmosphere
What keeps the core of the Earth hot?
What keeps the core of the Earth hot?
- Gravitational pressure from other planets
- Gravitational pressure from the Moon, Sun, and other planets (correct)
- Gravitational pressure from the Sun
- Gravitational pressure from the Moon
What is a volcano?
What is a volcano?
- A mountain formed from snow accumulation
- A mountain formed from the accumulation of lava and rock fragments emitted through a volcanic vent (correct)
- A hill formed from water erosion
- A hill formed from wind erosion
How is magma formed in the asthenosphere?
How is magma formed in the asthenosphere?
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What is lava?
What is lava?
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What is the primary cause of the formation of magma?
What is the primary cause of the formation of magma?
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Which type of volcano is known for its explosive eruptions due to the viscosity of its lava?
Which type of volcano is known for its explosive eruptions due to the viscosity of its lava?
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What is the defining characteristic of shield volcanoes?
What is the defining characteristic of shield volcanoes?
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What is the most common type of volcano?
What is the most common type of volcano?
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What are the principal volcanic gases released during an eruption?
What are the principal volcanic gases released during an eruption?
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