Spruill Final Exam Review

Which statement best explains what causes lithospheric plates to move?

• convection currents in the upper part of the Earth's mantle

• convection currents in the lower part of the Earth's crust

• current in the Earth's magnetic field

• slow flowing liquid in the Earth's outer core

Which is the order of the Earth's interior from surface to center?

• crust, outer core, mantle, inner core

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

How do temperature differences in the layers of Earth move magma?

• Cooling magma becomes more dense and sinks, while hotter magma near the core is less dense and rises, moving magma in a cyclic path

• Cooling magma becomes less dense and sinks, while hotter magma near the core is more dense and rises, moving magma in a cyclic path.

• Cooling magma becomes more dense and sinks, while hotter magma near the core is less dense and rises, moving magma in a linear path.

• Cooling magma becomes less dense and sinks, while hotter magma near the core is more dense and rises, moving magma in a linear path.

Which does the Theory of Continental Drift suggest?

• Present day continents of South America and Africa are moving toward each other.

• Present day continents of South America and Africa once fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

• Continents move due to changes in the Earth's orbit path around the Sun.

• Continents move due to the changes in the Earth's tilt of its axis.

Based on the rock cycle model, which statement is true?

• All rocks originate only from igneous rocks.

• Temperature, pressure and weathering drive the rock cycle.

• The rock cycle stops after the formation of sedimentary rocks.

• Change in temperature alone is responsible for the creation of metamorphic rock.

______________ rock is formed when large amounts of heat and pressure are applied to other rocks causing them to change.

• Intrusive igneous

• Extrusive igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which plate boundary is responsible for causing frequent earthquakes?

• convergent

• compression

• divergent

• transform

_______________ rock is formed from the deposition, compaction, and cementation of sediment.

• Intrusive igneous

• Extrusive igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which plate boundary is responsible for creating or building mountains?

• convergent

• compression

• divergent

• transform

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• magma, lava, crystals

• igneous, sedimentary, igneous

• compaction, cementation, crystallization

• intrusive, extrusive, sedimentary