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The geological process of TRANSPORTING rocks from one place to another is __________.
a) pressurization
b) weathering
c) erosion
d) deposition
The energy needed for plate movement comes from _______.
a) the sun
b) Earth's core
c) ocean currents
d) fossil fuels
When a river drops off sediment, this is called __________.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) pressurization
When is deposition most likely to occur?
a) When the wind/water loses energy
b) when the sediment loses energy
c) when the weathering increases
d) when the temperature increases
Salt above represents a(n) _______ because is has a repeating pattern.
a) atom
b) igneous rock
c) metamorphic rock
d) crystal
Which type of rock forms when older rocks are weathered into tiny pieces that compact together?
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d) rocky rocks
Which type of rock forms when other rocks are put under heat and pressure, usually resulting in wavy bands?
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d) rocky rocks
Which type of rock if formed when older rocks are completely melted back into magma and then the magma hardens?
a) igneous
b) sedimentary
c) metamorphic
d) rocky rocks
The center of the earth is called the _____.
a) lithosphere
b) mantle
c) crust
d) core
The middle portion of the earth is called the ____.
a) inner core
b) outer core
c) crust
d) mantle
The outer portion of earth, where we live, is called the ____.
a) inner core
b) outer core
c) crust
d) mantle
Large moving pieces that make up Earth’s surface are called _____.
a) plates
b) crust pieces
c) magma
d) deep ocean trenches
What drives the movement of earth's plates?
a) ocean currents
b) convection in the mantle
c) iron in the core
d) weather patterns
Seafloor spreading occurs when ______.
a) two plates push against one another
b) two plates pull away from one another
c) one plate sinks under another
d) two plates slide past each other.
Subduction zones (or deep ocean trenches) occur when ______.
a) two plates push against one another
b) two plates pull away from one another
c) one plate sinks under another
d) two plates slide past each other.
Where is Earth's crust youngest?
a) closest to transform boundaries
b) closest to the continents
c) closest to the subduction zone
d) closest to the mid-ocean ridge.
When two plates slide past each other, _____ are most likely to occur.
a) earthquakes
b) volcanoes
c) mountain building
d) landslides
When two plates pull apart, magma ___________.
a) forms metamorphic rock
b) forms sedimentary rock
c) rises and spills out onto the ocean floor.
d) causes earthquakes
Hot magma rises and moves sideways. When it does, ___________.
a) the plates are pulled in the direction of the magma flow
b) one plate sinks under another
c) mountains are formed
d) fossils are found on different continents.
Volcanoes form in the middle of plates at a __________.
a) convergent plate boundary
b) divergent plate boundary
c) transform plate boudary
d) hotspot
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