Geosphere Test (A)

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

• Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
• Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
• Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
• Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

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The movement of weathered material (sediment) is called?

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• cementation

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This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock

Which type of rock is formed from INTENSE heat and pressure?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic

The tectonic plates float on the 

• lithosphere
• lower mantle
• outer core
• asthenosphere

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The hottest layer

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

The thickest layer

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

The least dense layer

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

The circular pattern of heating, rising, cooling, sinking of magma in the mantle causing tectonic plates to move.

• Plate Tectonics
• Convection Currents
• Pangaea
• Subduction

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If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same
• unsure

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