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Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made from weathering and erosion) What are island arcs commonly made of? - ANSWERSBasalt What ozone layer benefits humans? How? - ANSWERSThe Stratosphere protects humans from radiation Cloud Types - ANSWERSCumulonimbus - thunderstorms Cumulus - white, cotton-like, fluffy clouds Cumulostratus - thin clouds at a high altitude Stratus - thin clouds at a low altitude, fog (sometimes produces a drizzle of flurry) El Nino - ANSWERSa natural phenomenon when the clouds of the Eastern Pacific are minimal and the ocean becomes significantly warmer; thus causing increased evaporation and condensation Convergent Boundary - ANSWERSwhen two tectonic plates run into one another, causing one to slide beneath the other Divergent Boundary - ANSWERSwhen two tectonic plates pull away from one another, causing a "tear" Transform Faults - ANSWERSwhen two tectonic plates slide next to one another horizontally Hot