Earth Materials

Which of the rocks below is a sedimentary rock?

• limestone

• basalt

• granite

• all of the above

If you were to dig about 1,000 meters below the Earth's surface you would most likely find ________

• rock

• soil

• mantle

• lava

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Identify three ways that mountains can form.

• uplift/dome

• folding/ subduction

• faulting/earthquakes/converging pates

• volcanoes

• all of the above

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When geologists say the surface of Earth is made of plates, what do they mean?

• The lithosphere is broken into pieces floating on the asthenosphere

• The continents are floating on magma.

• Earthquakes broke the crust into the continents.

• The plates are pieces of lithosphere that float on magma.

What causes Earth's plates to move?

• Earthquakes and erupting volcanoes

• Radiant heat from the mantle

• Sinking of lithosphere into the asthenospher

• Plate interactions

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What is the most important use of index fossils to geologists?

• They show what kind of life evolved on Earth

• They provide ingredients for sedimentary rocks

• The provide evidence for the principle of uniformitarianism

• They can be used as indicators for the age of rock layers

How could an igneous rock turn into a metamorphic rock?

• melting and cooling

• heat and pressure

• weathering, erosion, and deposition

• an igneous rock cannot turn into a metamorphic rock

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How could a metamorphic rock turn into a sedimentary rock?

• melting and cooling

• heat and pressure

• weathering, erosion, and deposition

• a metamorphic rock cannot turn into a sedimentary rock

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Geological time extends from _______

• 100 million years ago to the beginning of Earth's history

• the beginning of living organisms t the present

• Earth's origin to the present

• Earth's origin to the beginning of human history

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A geologists finds a layer that is tilted. The fossils in the rock include brachiopods and coral. The rock fizzes when acid is put on it. Evidens supports that this rock contains calcite and was formed in

• contains alt deposits

• formed in ocean water and is limestone

• was part of a sand dune

• is likely to have fossilized insect tracks

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