What are some ways in which mountains form? What will be an ideal response?


Mountains form by volcanic activity, the intrusion of batholiths or plutons, block faulting, thrust
faulting, and/or reverse faulting

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Small glassy, translucent particles found in sediments and thought to be of extraterrestrial origin are called ________

a. turbidites b. tektites c. authigenic d. oozes

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As radioactive atoms decay, heat energy is ________.

A. absorbed B. released C. may be absorbed or released, depending on which isotope is involved D. neither absorbed nor released

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What evidence shown on the map indicates that this type of boundary is present?

After drawing in the plate boundaries using the appropriate symbols on the tectonic map below, answer the question above. When asked to cite evidence to support your answers, only cite evidence that you can see on this map.

Scale: 1 cm = 300 km 11 inch = 500 miles2

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The following statement describes which subatomic particle best?It does not have an electrical charge.

A. an electron B. a proton C. a neutron D. A and B E. B and C

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