Rock Cycle and Continental Drift Concepts

What is the Rock Cycle?

• The Rock Cycle is a method of cooking rocks.The process of forming fossils over time

• The movement of tectonic plates beneath Earth's surface

• The continuous transformation of rocks from one type to another

• The creation of mountains and valleys through erosion

What type of rock is formed when magma cools and hardens?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Fossilized

Intrusive igneous rocks form ​ (a)   , while extrusive igneous rocks form ​ ​ (b)   .

• below the surface
• on the surface
• in the atmosphere
• underwater
• in the mantle

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• Cooling of magma

• Compression and cementation of sediments

• Melting and solidifying

• Exposure to extreme heat and pressure

What is sediment?

• A type of igneous rock

• Small pieces of rock, minerals, or organic material

• A layer of rock formed by pressure

• A form of magma that cools on the surface

Which type of rock is created by extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Fossilized

• Metamorphic

What drives the movement of tectonic plates?

• Earth's rotation
• Convection currents in the Earth's mantle.
• Gravitational pull from the moon
• Magnetic fields of the Earth

What theory explains the movement of Earth's crust?

• Plate tectonics
• Seafloor spreading
• Continental drift
• Geological uplift