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Which of the following are causes for Carbon cycle imbalance that can lead to climate change? Choose all that apply.

Assess which is the correct explanation for why volcanoes associated with subduction zones tend to be explosive.

The [blank] is when gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat emitted by Earth preventing it escaping into space.

What is the cause of volcanic activity within tectonic plates (hot spots), such as Yellowstone or Hawaii?

Seafloor spreading centers are sites where you would likely find what type of ore deposits?

When sediment becomes consolidated sedimentary rocks by compaction and cementation, the sediments have gone through which process?

Volcanic islands that form in a line like the Hawaiian islands shown in the figure below have a pattern where the largest and most volcanically active island is at one end, while the islands become progressively smaller and older as you move farther away. What geologic setting does this pattern represent?  Source: U.S. Geological Survey (in the public domain) 

What is not a primary role of a geologist?

Which of the following is an incorrect statement about minerals?

Which of the following statements is the correct interpretation based on applying the principle of cross-cutting relationships to the following figure?  Source: Dr. Garello (own work)