Dynamic Earth Test Review

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The crystals that form in slowly cooled magma produce _________ mineral grains.

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Front

Plates slide past one another at _________.

Back

Transform boundaries

Front

True or False: Wind and rain can break down exposed rock.

Back

True

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

True or False: Scientists at the time rejected Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift because he could not explain how or why Earth's continents move.

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True

Front

Sedimentary rocks are ______.

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formed when loose materials become pressed or cemented together or when minerals form from solutions.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the process called when rocks are broken down by wind and rain?

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Weathering

Front

What type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the main theory that explains the movement of Earth's continents?

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Continental drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

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Igneous rock

Front

What is the term for the layer of Earth that is made up of tectonic plates?

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Lithosphere