What are the 3 main types of rocks?

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

the gravitational attraction of the Earth

The Earth's plates are....

Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth

Mountains are formed when....

two plates slide past each other

How do rock samples collected from the seafloor provide evidence of the movement of tectonic plates?

The oldest rocks are found near deep ocean trenches.

The oldest rocks are near the center of ocean ridges.

The youngest rocks are near deep ocean trenches.

The youngest rocks mix with the oldest rocks at ocean ridges.

The Mesosaurus was a freshwater reptile that existed on Earth about 250 million years ago. Fossils of the reptile can be found today in some rock layers in both Africa and South America, as shown on the map below at locations X and Y. What reason best explains why the fossils of this animal are found on both continents today?

The continents were once joined as a single landmass.

The ocean between the two continents was once frozen, and the Mesosaurus traveled across the ice.

The Mesosaurus swam across the ocean due to migration.

During a rise in sea level and flooding, the fossil remains of the Mesosaurus were carried across the oceans between the two continents.

What landform is most likely to form at a divergent plate boundary?

The plates will create an ocean basin

The plates will form a mountain range

One plate will subduct under the other

A fault line will form and earthquakes will occur

What tectonic plate interaction caused the island of Iceland? (55 million years ago)

expansion or divergent plate boundary

transform or sliding plate boundary

collision or convergent plate boundary

What tectonic plate interaction caused the great Chilean earthquake in 1960?

sliding or transform plate boundary

spreading or divergent plate boundary

Why did scientists not accept Wegener's hypothesis of Continental Drift?

Wegener could not explain what processes could move a continent

he could not explain why the oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust

he could not describe the climate of Pangea

he could not describe how seeds could move from Africa to South America

How do mid-ocean ridges help prove continental drift and the theory of plate tectonics?

New crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges

The oceanic crust is destroyed at mid-ocean ridges

Tectonic plates collide at mid-ocean ridges

The crust at mid-ocean ridges is very old

Dr. Nomura is a geologist studying rock formations from the Cretaceous period of Earth's history. His most recent study compares rocks from formations in two different locations. The study information is as follows: -Rock A was formed from small pieces of rock. -Rock B was formed from liquid rock in a different location. -Rocks A and B were formed at approximately the same time in the Cretaceous period. Dr. Nomura wants to write a report for other geologists. Are rocks A and B of the same type or different types?

different types because they were formed in different ways.

different types because they were formed in different locations.

of the same type because they were formed at the same time.

of the same type because both were formed from rock material.

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What is letter C?

Igneous rock

Sedimentary rock

Metamorphic rock

Minerals

What is the letter A?

Cooling

Melting

Heat and pressure

Weathering and erosion

What type of rock is formed from extreme heat and pressure?

Igneous

Sedimentary

Organic

Metamorphic

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A metamorphic rock transforms into an igneous rock through which two processes?

Melting and cooling

Extreme heat and pressure

Compaction and cementation

Weathering and erosion

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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

Sedimentary

Igneous

Metamorphic

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This rock was molten magma that cooled slowly underground. What type of rock is this?

Sedimentary

Igneous

Metamorphic

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

There are many paths through which rocks move through the rock cycle.

true

false

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Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics

What is letter C?

What is the letter A?

What type of rock is formed from extreme heat and pressure?

A metamorphic rock transforms into an igneous rock through which two processes?

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

This rock was molten magma that cooled slowly underground. What type of rock is this?

There are many paths through which rocks move through the rock cycle.

As rock moves through the rock cycle, material is neither lost nor gained.

Sediment accumulates at the bottom of the ocean through the process of __________.

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a

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