Crust of the Earth Midterm 2013 Part 2

1.

1 point

A ______ involves rotational movement of rock or regolith that is downward and outward movement along a curved surface

2.

1 point

Combining carbon dioxide and water results in the formation of positively charged _______ ions.

3.

1 point

A _____ valley is a linear, fault-bounded valley along a divergent boundary or spreading center.

4.

1 point

Large wedge-shaped accumulations of volaniclastic sediment on plate margins are called ______ wedges.

5.

1 point

The changes in the character of sediment from one environment to another are referred to as changes in sedimentary ______.

6.

1 point

______ are underwater landslides that move sediment to the deep ocean.

7.

1 point

Beach sand is better than sediment deposited by glaciers.

8.

1 point

Mass-flows that do not contain water are called ______ flows.

9.

1 point

When the largest clasts are at the bottom of a bed and the smallest at the top the bed is said to be ______.

10.

1 point

A fracture in rock is called a ______.