Final Practice

Which of the following correctly lists the steps of sedimentary rock formation?

• Particles are compacted and cemented into new sedimentary rock. → High heat and pressure compact large rocks into sediments. → Particles are compacted and cemented into new sedimentary rock.

• Wind and water move and help the sediment particles collected. → High heat and pressure compact large rocks into sediments. → Particles are melted and cooled into new sedimentary rock.

• High heat and pressure compact large rocks into sediments. → Particles are compacted and cemented into new sedimentary rock. → Wind and water move and help the sediment particles collected.

• Weathering and erosion break down large rocks into sediment. → Wind and water move and help the sediment particles collected. → Particles are compacted and cemented into new sedimentary rock.

Select two things at point 1 that can transform sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

• minerals

• weathering

• temperature

• erosion

• pressure

The picture below shows a diagram of Earth's layers. Select two of the activities that are most likely at point X.

• flooding

• storms

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• drought

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The diagram shows the region called the "Ring of Fire" located around the Pacific Ocean. Why do the areas along the "Ring of Fire" experience many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes?

• There is strong tidal activity along the coasts.

• There are numerous tectonic plate boundaries.

• There are powerful ocean currents in the Pacific.

• There is warm and cool water mixing in the Pacific.

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The map shows the Aleutian Islands, located off the coast of Alaska. What is the physical process that most likely formed the Aleutian Islands?

• Ocean currents carried sand and silt through erosion to form the islands.

• Ocean currents carried sand and silt through deposition to form the islands.

• Magma sank from a downward-traveling plate and cooled to form the islands.

• Magma rose from a downward-traveling plate and cooled to form the islands.

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Which of these processes from the diagram is driven by the energy of the Earth?

• weathering

• melting

• erosion

• deposition

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Select the sentences from the paragraph that are NOT correct.

• Energy from the Sun and Earth drives the processes of the rock cycle.

• Any rock on the surface of Earth can be transformed into another form by the processes given in the rock cycle.

• Igneous rocks get eroded to form metamorphic rocks.

• Lava cools inside the surface of the Earth to form sedimentary rocks.

• A continuous recycling of the rocks goes on in the rock cycle.

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Why is the mantle important to the movement of Earth's plates?

• Conduction from the core creates strong magnetic fields in the mantle, which help to move Earth's plates.

• Pressure from the core creates convection currents in the mantle, which help to move Earth's plates.

• Heavy metals in the mantle create strong magnetic fields, which help to move Earth's plates.

• Temperature differences in the mantle create convection currents, which help to move Earth's plates.

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The particles in some sedimentary rocks were originally large boulders broken down by

• heat and pressure.

• melting and cooling.

• erosion and weathering.

• compacting and cementing.

Which BEST describes the sunlight in this environment?

• It is a living factor that warms the living water.

• It is a nonliving factor that heats up the nonliving sand.

• It is a living factor that reflects off the surface of the nonliving water.

• It is a nonliving factor that provides energy to the nonliving palm tree.