Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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The most earthquakes happen
along
a. | the equator. | b. | faults. | c. | the edge of the
continental and oceanic plate. | d. | a and
c |
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2.
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The main gas erupted by volcanoes
is
a. | chlorine. | c. | carbon
dioxide. | b. | water
vapor. | d. | sulfur dioxide. |
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A Hymalayan- or Alpine-type plate boundary would
be
a. | convergent, with continental crust on both
sides. | c. | divergent, with continental crust on both
sides. | b. | transform, with
continental crust on at least one side. | d. | convergent, with
continental crust against oceanic crust. |
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A lava flow with a rough, blocky surface
is
a. | aa. | c. | pahoehoe. | b. | tuff. | d. | agglomerate. |
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The vast majority of volcanic eruptions
occur
a. | in the middle of the plates. | c. | near boundaries. | b. | None of the above
is correct. | d. | in oceans. |
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