Unit 5 - Changes in Earth

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Decomposition

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Earth's plates meet at ____________.

• plate tectonics

• plate boundaries

• continental drift

• oceans

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Breaks in the crust called __________ form where plates meet.

• mountains

• rift valleys

• faults

• trenches

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________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

• ocean

• atmosphere

• wind

• convection

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Which theory describes the motion of the force driving Earth's Plates?

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

• first law of motion

• third law of motion

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Which feature forms at convergent boundaries?

• trench

• rift valley

• mountain range

• mid-ocean ridge

This boundary is described as two plates moving past eachother ALONG THE EDGES horizontally.  These boundaries will get stuck or lock against eachother causing earthquakes when they slip and release. 

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary

This boundary is described by two plates moving away from eachother along the edges and separating. The resulting gap allows magma to rise and create new crust, forming new lithosphere. 

• Convergent Boundary 
• Divergent Boundary  
• Transform Boundary