Geology TEST

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

• Convergent boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Moving boundary

The Earth's _________ energy causes movement of material within the Earth.

• mechanical
• thermal
• sound
• electrical

Which TWO layers of the Earth are mostly formed by rocky materials?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Which of the following plays a role in the destruction of crops each year?

• weathering
• sediments
• magma
• deposition

What is the biggest layer of the Earth?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Which of the following processes is NOT part of the rock cycle?

• weathering
• pressure and cementation
• precipitation
• heating and cooling

Igneous rocks formed inside of the Earth are referred to as.....

• intrusive igneous rocks
• magma
• extrusive igneous rocks
• sediments

What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?

• Igneous rocks
• sedimentary rocks
• metamorphic rocks
• shale

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• moving boundary

Weathering, erosion, and deposition is the process rocks go through as they transform into other rocks.

• True
• False, it is the rock cycle that goes through that process.