Geology Fall Review

How do igneous rocks form?

• The cooling of lava

• Heat & pressure

• Erosion & weathering

• Release of energy in the earth

Which of the following is NOT an example of an igneous rock?

• Diorite

• Obsidian

• Pumice

• Marble

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Pyroclastic flows are fast moving currents of _____.

• rock, ash, and hot gas.

• snowmelt.

• earthquakes.

• magma.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of sedimentary rock is made up of lithified rock

bits?

• clastic

• chemical

• organic

• metamorphic

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• The deposition and lithification of rock bits.

• Melting and cooling magma.

• Heat and pressure.

• Just erosion and weathering.

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Weathering and erosion create what?

• Sedimentary rocks.

• Sediment.

• Metamorphic rocks.

• Igneous rocks.

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Which type of weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces

without changing composition?

• Mechanical

• Chemical

• Oxidation

• Erosion

Which is the time it takes for half of the original substance to

decay?

• Half life

• Isotopes

• Absolute age dating

• Relative age dating

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Which type of boundary involves two plates moving away from

one another?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Subduction

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of wave moves by compression?

• P-waves

• S-waves

• Rayleigh waves

• Love waves