Geog 100 Chapter 9: Endogenic Processes

__________ eruptions are gentle, and create more new crust, while __________ eruptions are more sudden, and create large pyroclastic clouds.

effusive, explosive

Sedimentary rocks are more a product of the __________ system whereas metamorphic and igneous rocks are more a product of the __________ system.

exogenic; endogenic

Metamorphic rocks are formed by

extreme heat and pressure, usually at plate boundaries

During an Earthquake, you should

get under something sturdy

Orogenesis refers to

a general term for a mountain-building episode.

The Hawaiian Islands were formed as a result of

a rising plume of magma from the mantle.

This is the layer inside the Earth that causes the movement of the Earth's plates

aesthenosphere

Intrusive igneous rocks are formed by

cooling magma

The Earth's magnetic field is thought to be formed in the following layer inside the Earth

core

Glaciers that once covered the Hudson Bay area melted 8,000 years ago. As a result of this, the bay is gradually rising. In another 10,000 years or so, it will have risen above sea level and become dry. This process can best be considered an example of

isostatic rebound.

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

solar energy - endogenic energy source

Convergent plate boundaries are characteristic of

subduction zones between plates.