Dynamic Earth Review

What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Which plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

What is the process called when water, acids, and other chemicals break down rocks into smaller pieces or dissolve them?

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

How does glacial erosion primarily occur?

• Through the movement of animals

• By wind removing surface materials

• By ice moving and carrying rock material

Which type of weathering involves living organisms, such as plants breaking rocks apart?

• Chemical weathering

• Physical weathering

• Biological weathering

What type of rock is formed by the alteration of pre-existing rock by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Which type of rock is formed by the accumulation and cementation of mineral and organic particles?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

What type of plate boundary is characterized by the sliding past of two plates alongside each other?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

• Frost wedging

• Oxidation

• Root pry

What is the main agent of glacial erosion?

• Water

• Ice

• Wind