Exam 11: Volcanic and Tectonic Processes and Landforms

Batholiths are ____.

A(n) _______________ is a thin, horizontal sheet of magma that solidified beneath Earth's surface.

Dikes are ________________ plutonic features, perpendicular to rock layers.

Normal faults are associated with ____.

Volcanic eruptions are more explosive with molten rock of higher viscosity.

What is the specific study of the origin and development of landforms?

The steepest angle a pile of loose material can maintain is the ____.

Define fault and distinguish among the four different kinds of faults with regard to the acting forces and associated structural features.

Explosive eruptions are associated with ____.

Mount Vesuvius is a cinder cone.

Earthquakes can cause tsunamis.

An earthquake's epicenter is the point on Earth's surface that lies directly above the ____.

Endogenic processes ____.

A structural downfold can occupy a topographic ridge.

Crustal folding is due to _______________ tectonic forces.

A structural downfold is also known as a(n) ____.

Cinder cones typically ____.

Molten rock material that has reached Earth's surface is called magma.

Strike-slip faults have primarily horizontal, rather than vertical, motion.

Crater Lake in Oregon occupies a(n) ____.