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What type of forces are responsible for shaping the earth's surface?
What type of forces are responsible for shaping the earth's surface?
- Plate tectonic forces
- Endogenic forces (correct)
- Atmospheric forces
- Exogenic forces
What causes geomorphic forces according to the text?
What causes geomorphic forces according to the text?
- Movements in the viscous stratum beneath the earth's crust (correct)
- Volcanic eruptions
- Temperature changes on the Earth's surface
- Movements in the atmosphere
What type of landforms are created by endogenic forces?
What type of landforms are created by endogenic forces?
- Second-order landforms
- First-order landforms (correct)
- Third-order landforms
- Fourth-order landforms
What is the current hypothesis that provides acceptable evidence for explaining the origin of landforms?
What is the current hypothesis that provides acceptable evidence for explaining the origin of landforms?
What might cause endogenic forces according to the text?
What might cause endogenic forces according to the text?
What is the main focus of the Plate Tectonics hypothesis?
What is the main focus of the Plate Tectonics hypothesis?
Which is NOT one of the major plates mentioned in the Plate Tectonics hypothesis?
Which is NOT one of the major plates mentioned in the Plate Tectonics hypothesis?
How do convergent movements affect the lithosphere plates?
How do convergent movements affect the lithosphere plates?
What is the role of thermal convectional currents according to the Plate Tectonics hypothesis?
What is the role of thermal convectional currents according to the Plate Tectonics hypothesis?
What geological feature is formed when two plates move away from each other?
What geological feature is formed when two plates move away from each other?
How do transform movements differ from convergent movements?
How do transform movements differ from convergent movements?
What type of plate movement is responsible for the formation of fold mountains like the Himalayas?
What type of plate movement is responsible for the formation of fold mountains like the Himalayas?
What geological feature is created when an oceanic plate submerges under a continental plate?
What geological feature is created when an oceanic plate submerges under a continental plate?
What type of earth movement results in the formation of faults, folds, and ripples in rock layers?
What type of earth movement results in the formation of faults, folds, and ripples in rock layers?
Which type of fold is associated with compressional movements and has one limb tilted beyond the vertical?
Which type of fold is associated with compressional movements and has one limb tilted beyond the vertical?
What is the geological feature that forms when two plates move parallel to each other?
What is the geological feature that forms when two plates move parallel to each other?
Which endogenic force is characterized by convection currents in the earth's interior emitted by radioactive minerals?
Which endogenic force is characterized by convection currents in the earth's interior emitted by radioactive minerals?
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