What geologic process leads to the closure of an ocean basin during the Wilson Cycle?

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

Geologists use various principles to figure out the sequence of geologic events in order from oldest to youngest without using numerical dates. What is this called?

What would you expect to precede a volcanic eruption?

Comparing the metamorphic processes for various tectonic settings, which would you conclude to be more likely to occur along a Mid-Ocean spreading center?

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

Which type of volcano is broad, gently sloping, and primarily built from basaltic lava flows as indicated in the photo?   Source: Reykholt (CC-BY-SA license)

Which is incorrect about Earth’s layers?

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

Which is not a factor that determines the amount of shaking a place will experience from an earthquake?