Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics Unit 5 Review

Match the process to the numbered position in the rock cycle.

• 2

• cooling and hardening
• 4

• weathering
• 1

• melting
• 3

• heat and pressure

Define the major rock types: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic.

• Igneous rocks are formed from solidified magma or lava, Sedimentary rocks are formed from the accumulation of sediments, Metamorphic rocks are formed from the transformation of existing rock types under heat and pressure.

• Igneous rocks are formed from the accumulation of sediments, Sedimentary rocks are formed from solidified magma or lava, Metamorphic rocks are formed from the transformation of existing rock types under heat and pressure.

• Igneous rocks are formed from the transformation of existing rock types under heat and pressure, Sedimentary rocks are formed from solidified magma or lava, Metamorphic rocks are formed from the accumulation of sediments.

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Which type of plate boundary involves plates moving towards each other?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

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What is the landform found at the boundary: Continental-Continental convergent boundary, Continental-Ocean convergent boundary, Divergent boundary?

• Mountain ranges, volcanic arcs, mid-ocean ridges

• Volcanic arcs, ocean trenches, rift valleys

• Mountain ranges, ocean trenches, mid-ocean ridges

• Mountain ranges, volcanic arcs, rift valleys

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Evidence has been found of plant fossils in areas where the plants cannot live. How does plate tectonics explain this?

• Plate tectonics caused the continents to drift, moving the locations of the fossils.

• The plants evolved to survive in different climates.

• The fossils were transported by animals to new locations.

• The climate in those areas has always been the same.

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What process drives plate tectonics?

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Solar radiation

• Earth's rotation

• Gravitational pull from the moon

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Which of the following terms refers to the breakdown of rocks through physical processes like temperature changes and pressure?

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

For each example, indicate whether it is physical or chemical weathering: - Plant roots breaking rocks - Ice freezing and thawing in cracks in rocks - Minerals in rocks rusting

• All are examples of physical weathering

• All are examples of chemical weathering

• Plant roots and ice are physical; rusting is chemical

• Plant roots and rusting are chemical; ice is physical

Which of the following are major agents of erosion?

• Water

• Fire, sunlight, and air

• Electricity, magnetism, and sound

• Heat, pressure, and light

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Some fossils include footprints, burrows, and eggshells. This type of fossil is a 

• mold fossil

• Cast fossil

• Trace fossil

• Petrified remains