1st Period Spring Semester Review

1. The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.

• mesosphere

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• mantle

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

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Magnetic Pole Reversal

• Magnetic Pole Reversal

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Plate

What type of boundary is this and what event will occur here?

• Convergent / Mountain Building

• Divergent / Volcano Eruption

• Plate / Tornado

• Transform / Earthquake

Mountains are created when....

• Two oceanic plates pull apart

• Two continental plates collide

• Two continental plates collide

• Two continental plates pull apart

Which tectonic plate is the largest and almost entirely under water?

• Pacific Plate

• North American Plate

• Antarctic Plate

• Australian Plate

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

• Brown, Red, Gray

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Brown

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic