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Hawaii is part of a linear island chain transitioning to the Emperor seamounts farther to the northwest: Why are the seamounts not as high as the Hawaiian Islands are?

The concept that most closely considers igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic materials with geologic processes, and their inter-relationships over long geologic time spans: _______

 Sea-floor spreading is closely associated with tensional forces _______________.

If a flood is classified as a “1000-year flood”,  that means ____________.

Wegener proposed ____ after he observed evidence from ____, glacial deposits, and the fit of the continents that suggested all of the continents were ____.

The point at the surface of the Earth where the greatest and most immediate energy associated with an earthquake is felt, is termed the ___________.

Match the terms below (about mass movements called “flows”) with their characteristics.

In this map view of a river meander, which of the 4 lettered locations would experience BOTH the highest-velocity water current AND greatest tendency toward sediment deposition?

The highly irregular and permeable (often cavernous) rock type most closely associated with chemical weathering under warm, humid climatic conditions is called ______.

This image shows a(n) _______ that took place near Oso, Washington, in March 2014.