Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Reform

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

• Divergent
• Convergent
• Reform
• Transform

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive