Dynamic Earth Unit Review

What is the process in which the oceanic crust creates a ocean trench and is pushed back into the mantle?

• seafloor spreading

• subduction

• sublimation

• volcanism

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What factor(s) change a mountain's shape from jagged and high to round and lower over long periods of time?

• deposition

• weather and erosion

• movement of continents

• collisions between continental plantes

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The processes involved in the rock cycle include all of the following except:

• Condensation

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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True or False: Fossils found in the same layer of rock are from the same time period.

• True

• False

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Look at the image. The two continental plates are colliding. Why is the Indian Plate moving under the Eurasian Plate?

• It's larger.

• It's molten.

• It's more dense.

• It's less dense.

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Which of the following is considered a slow geologic change?

• Tsunami

• Weathering

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

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What processes create sedimentary rock?

• Compaction and Cementation

• Weather and Erosion

• Melting and Cooling

• Heat and Pressure

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What processes create igneous rock?

• Compaction & Cementation

• Heat & Pressure

• Weather & Erosion

• Melting & Cooling

The process by which molten magma rises up and creates new crust. This happens at a divergent boundary.

• Transform Boundary

• Sea-floor spreading

• Trench

• Subduction

What are two pieces of evidence used to support the theory of continental drift?

• Fossils and Pangaea

• South America and Rocks

• Rocks and Earth's Rotation

• Fossils and Africa

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