What is chemical weathering?

The breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions that change the rocks makeup/composition

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?

Tectonic plates on the crust move.

Pressure in the crust increases.

Pressure in the crust decreases.

What is the order of the layers?

lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

inner core, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, asthenosphere

asthenosphere, lithosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

What does the theory of continental drift state?

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

Continents are stationary and do not move

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

What are mid-ocean ridges?

A chain of underwater mountains

A chain of underwater waterfalls

Plate movement is caused by ______________.

convection currents in the mantle

A subduction zone is formed...

when one tectonic plate sinks below another

at every type of convergent plate boundary

at every type of divergent plate boundary

the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

another name for continental drift

Which is true for all rocks?

They are made up of one or more minerals.

They are made up of living crystals.

They contain at least 5 kinds of minerals.

What can help a scientist identify a rock?

the minerals that the rock contains

the temperature of where the rock was found

What is a sedimentary rock?

rock that is formed by layers of sedimentbeing pressed together

rock that is cooled form molten lava

rock that is formed by heat and pressure

What is an igneous rock?

rock that is formed by heat and pressure

rock that is cooled form molten lava

rock that is formed by layers of sedimentbeing pressed together

What is a metamorphic rock?

rock that is cooled form molten lava

rock that is formed by heat and pressure

rock that is formed by layers of sedimentbeing pressed together

the breakdown of rocks by both physical and chemical agents

changes in rain patterns over a long period of time

the movements of dirt in the air

forces that move small pieces of rock from one place to another

forces that move Earth materials from one place to another

changes in rain patterns over a long period of time

the collection of dirt in the air

How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.

Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.

Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.

Sea-floor spreading begins at the

Mid-ocean ridge Mid-ocean ridge

Size, Shape, and Distribution of crystals

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30 sec • 1 pt

These types of rocks are formed when there is high pressure and high temperature

metamorphic rock

granite

igneous

sedimentary

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Weathering is caused by......

sun

rain

wind

All of the above

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30 sec • 1 pt

Erosion is caused by.....

The wind

The sun

cold air

the stars

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Boundary where plates move right into one another.

divergent

convergent

mountains

transform

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Boundary where plates move away from each other.

divergent

convergent

transform

tectonic

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Boundary where plates slide past each other sideways.

convergent

divergent

transform

tectonic

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which part of Earth's core is a mineral that causes the Earth's magnetic field?

Gold

Magnetite

Iron

Fluorite

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Midterm Review Earth Science

These types of rocks are formed when there is high pressure and high temperature

Weathering is caused by......

Erosion is caused by.....

Boundary where plates move right into one another.

Boundary where plates move away from each other.

Boundary where plates slide past each other sideways.

Which part of Earth's core is a mineral that causes the Earth's magnetic field?

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?

What is the process by which natural resources break down rocks?

Mechanical weathering produces physical changes in rocks.

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