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The foliation of a rock is describing its:
a) texture
b) luster
c) color
d) mass

Which type of rock is formed by compaction and cementation?
a) sedimentary
b) igneous
c) metamorphic
d) gneiss

Which layer of Earth is made up of solid and liquid rocks?
a) crust
b) mantle
c) outer core
d) inner core

What is the best example of a fossil showing how environmental conditions have changed over time?
a) a fish fossil being found at the bottom of the ocean
b) a plant fossil being found in North America
c) a fossil of a plant-eating animal found on Antarctica
d) a fossilized mosquito found in the rainforest

Ancient climate areas (or zones) do not always match the climate areas of today (What is a desert now may have once been a rain forest). What is the best explanation of this?
a) Tectonic plates have moved the continents over time
b) Convection in the outer core have moved the continents over time
c) Ancient climates were more rugged than today
d) Earth used to be closer to the Sun than it is today

How does weathering relate to the rock cycle?
a) Weathering does not relate to the rock cycle.
b) weathering moves sediments to a place where they can become compacted into sedimentary rock.
c) weathering breaks down metamorphic rocks so they can become igneous rocks
d) weathering breaks down all rocks by using atmospheric processes

Along which boundary is a rift valley most likely to form?
a) transform boundary
b) convergent boundary
c) divergent boundary with two oceanic plates
d) divergent boundary with two continental plates

Along which boundary is a fault most likely to form?
a) transform
b) convergent
c) divergent
d) Swiss

Which is the true statement?
a) Volcanoes decrease the amount of magma on Earth's surface
b) Volcanoes decrease the amount of land on Earth's surface
c) Volcanoes increase the amount of land on Earth's surface
d) Volcanoes increase the amount of magma in the mantle

Most volcanoes of the world are found around the edge of the Pacific Ocean, known as the Ring of Fire. How is this best explained?
a) The volcanoes are on the edges of the plate that is spreading apart
b) The volcanoes are in the middle of the plate that is spreading apart
c) The volcanoes are in the middle of the plates that are coming together
d) The volcanoes are on the edges of the plates that are coming together

What is the following phrase describing: As rocks in the mantle near the Earth's core are heated, they rise toward the crust. The cooler rocks near the surface sink. This cycle causes the crustal plates above the mantle to move.
a) rock cycle
b) convection currents
c) layers of the Earth
d) Theory of Continental Drift

Which layer of the Earth has convection currents that move the lithosphere?
a) inner core
b) outer core
c) mantle
d) crust

Which layer of the Earth moves tectonic plates and flows like hot tar?
a) lithosphere
b) asthenosphere
c) outer core
d) inner core

At a convergent boundary, which is most likely to form?
a) fault
b) mid-ocean ridge
c) rift valley
d) trench

If Taylor wanted to compare candy bars to find the most healthy one, how would they do this?
a) observing the candy bars in sunlight
b) comparing nutritional labels
c) comparing weights
d) eating them all and seeing how he feels

Which tool is best for measuring mass/weight?
a) scale
b) graduated cylinder
c) beaker
d) thermometer

Which type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?
a) sedimentary
b) igneous
c) metamorphic
d) none

Which type of rock is formed by the cooling of melted rock?
a) sedimentary
b) igneous
c) metamorphic
d) none

Which layer of the Earth contains faults?
a) crust
b) mantle
c) outer core
d) inner core

To show growth over time, which of the following charts or graphs would be best?
a) data table
b) bar
c) pie
d) line

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