Geology Test

Which statement is NOT true about how fossils are made?

• Dead organisms are laid down with sediments.

• Over time, they are buried by the sediments.

• Rocks replace their bodies.

• They become part of the rock.

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Which of these is NOT a type of rock?

• Sedimentary

• Transform

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

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Match the following:

What is the difference between lava and magma?

• Igneous rock

• Magma

• is molten rock under Earth’s surface.

• After a volcano explodes, the type of rock created once the lava cools down is called

• is molten rock on Earth’s surface.

• Lava

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In which type of rock are fossils found?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Dwayne THE ROCK Johnson

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What is the rock cycle?

• The description of how plates move around on the Earth’s mantle

• A way to describe how the plate boundaries change from one type to another

• A way to describe how fossils are found in the different layers of rock

• The description of how rocks can be changed from one type to another

Label the layers of the Earth

a

b

c

d

Outer Core

Crust

Mantle

Inner Core

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What is plate tectonics?

• The explanation of how and why the Earth’s plates move

• A way to describe how fossils are found in the different layers of rock

• The description of how rocks can be changed from one type into another

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How does the movement of plates cause rocks to change?

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How does the movement of plates cause rocks to change?

• Plates squeeze past each other, toward each other, or away from each other which reshapes the rocks.

• The plates are found in the inner core, which melts rocks.

• Both a and b

• Neither a nor b

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What can a shark tooth fossil found in an inland place tell scientists about how that area has changed?

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