Geology Final Review

How does the water cycle influence the rock cycle in an area like the Grand Canyon?

• Large amounts of rock increase the rate of deposition and erosion.

• Large amounts of flowing water increase the rate of mountains and volcanoes.

• Large amounts of flowing water increase the rate of weathering and erosion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of rock is formed by erosion and deposition?

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is not evidence that supports Wegener's Theory?

• Puzzle like pieces of continents fit together.

• Rocks in mountain ranges are the same.

• Glacial deposits

• Rock size

How do we identify minerals? Choose all that apply.

• By size

• By luster

• By cleavage

• By streak

How does sedimentary rock transform into an igneous rock?

• Melting on the core and then changing.

• Melting in the mantle and then cooling.

• Getting pushed together and then frozen.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What kind of plate movement is causing the Atlantic Ocean to grow larger?

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

• convection currents

Where does the most earthquake activity happen? Check all that apply.

• Transform boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

• Ring of fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In a sedimentary rock where would the newest rocks and fossils be found?

• the top

• the middle

• the bottom

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Earth has an uneven amount of natural resources

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

How long does a volcanic eruption take?

• erosion time

• weathering time

• human time

• geologic time