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Mudflows that form on volcanos are called ____________.

Mountain systems, produced in part by volcanic activity associated with the subduction of oceanic lithosphere are called _______

What type of scale is used to quantify observed property damage to estimate the amount of ground shaking at a particular location?

A(n)  ______________ texture is associated with the trapping of gases in cooling magma as it solidifies, forming holes throughout the rock.

The _______ is a concept used to explain the formation and characteristics of the three basic rock types and how Earth’s natural processes, over long periods of time, change a rock from one form to another.

Which of the following is NOT a criterion of minerals?  

Which property is NOT often useful as a diagnostic property?

What type of sedimentary rock contains weathered pieces of minerals and rocks?

The _________________ is a layer of the mantle underlying the brittle overlying plates of the lithosphere.  

Fossil fuels are considered to be _____________________.