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	The maintenance of hydrostatic equilibrium in the crust is referred to as plasticity.

	True False

	The concept of continental drift is a relatively new theory dating from the late nineteenth century.

	True False

	A thermal convection system appears to operate within the planet, bringing deep-seated magma slowly to the surface and pulling remelted crustal rocks into the depths.

	True False

	Seafloor spreading is the theory that says that oceanic ridges are formed by currents of magma rising up from the mantle and spreading laterally.

	True False

	When magma is expelled onto Earth's surface while still molten, the activity is called volcanism.

	True False

	All volcanoes are temporary features of the landscape.
	All volcanoes are temporary features of the landscape.
	True False

	The term "flood basalt" is applied to the vast accumulations of lava that build up, sometimes covering tens of thousands of square miles and hundreds of feet deep.

	True False

	Lava domes have masses of very viscous lava such a rhyolite that are too thick and pasty to flow very far.

	True False

	Stocks are even larger than batholiths
	Stocks are even larger than batholiths
	True False

	When rock is broken with accompanying displacement, the action is called faulting.

	True False

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True-False Quiz

The maintenance of hydrostatic equilibrium in the crust is referred to as plasticity.

The concept of continental drift is a relatively new theory dating from the late nineteenth century.

A thermal convection system appears to operate within the planet, bringing deep-seated magma slowly to the surface and pulling remelted crustal rocks into the depths.

Seafloor spreading is the theory that says that oceanic ridges are formed by currents of magma rising up from the mantle and spreading laterally.

When magma is expelled onto Earth's surface while still molten, the activity is called volcanism.

All volcanoes are temporary features of the landscape.

The term "flood basalt" is applied to the vast accumulations of lava that build up, sometimes covering tens of thousands of square miles and hundreds of feet deep.

Lava domes have masses of very viscous lava such a rhyolite that are too thick and pasty to flow very far.

Stocks are even larger than batholiths

When rock is broken with accompanying displacement, the action is called faulting.