5th Grade 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