This map shows the borders of Earth’s major tectonic plates.

Which tectonic plate is directly south of the African Plate?

An oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate. Which of these landforms Most likely results from the interaction of these plates?

Generally, the deeper rock layers of Earth are older than shallower rock layers. How can the collision of two tectonic plates change the order of the rock layers?

The surface of Earth is composed of large tectonic plates that are constantly shifting as they float on top of molten rock. Which process must occur in the mantle to make the plates move?

As two continental plates collide, the edges of the plates are crumpled and uplifted. Which of these landforms is MOST likely a result of this type of collision?

The theory of plate tectonics provides the current explanation for the way in which

Some events on Earth happen instantly while others take thousands of years to occur. Which process takes the longest time to complete?

Lithospheric plates have moved to form land formations on the Earth’s surface. Which land formation occurs as a result of the plates folding upon one another?

In a lab investigation, students had to identify different mineral specimens. Which property is the MOST reliable for identifying one mineral from another?

What causes the tectonic plates of Earth to continually move?

The motion of Earth’s molten rock shows characteristic patterns which can be analyzed and explained scientifically. Such analysis and explanation is impossible without understanding the principles of which kind of energy?

The flow of magma directly applies force to which of these crustal features?

Students tested four of the minerals found on the Moh’s hardness scale for streak.

Which mineral will easily make a streak?

Coal is formed from

Which type of rock is formed when particles are compacted and cemented together?

Which mineral is MOST likely to be found in all of the three major rock types known as metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary?

Earth is made of different layers that have varying characteristics. Which is the thickest layer?

In the rock cycle, sedimentary rock forms when rock is

Which sentence BEST describes a process in the rock cycle?

Which rock is MOST likely to contain fossil seashells?

Scientists found trilobite and brachiopod index fossils in cliffs a great distance apart from each other. What can scientists infer about the rocks in which these fossils were found?

Quartz and feldspar are two common minerals. When they are found mixed together in nature they form

Which model BEST shows how heat from inside of Earth reaches the surface of Earth?

Which statement is true about rocks?

The picture shows how air in a room is warmed by a heater.

How does this system compare to the way heat from the core of the Earth reaches the surface?

Two students played a game to review the names of Earth’s major tectonic plates. They used this map as their game board.

The first student tossed a coin onto the map, and it landed on Plate 3. The second student tossed a coin onto the map, and it landed on Plate 6. Which of these correctly identifies the plates that the students’ coins landed on?

In the region where two continental plates collide, what geological feature MOST often forms?

Mount St. Helens was a cone-shaped mountain that formed when molten material reached the surface of Earth and formed layers. Cone-shaped mountains form as a result of which one of these events?

To which of the following phenomena do humans contribute the least?

Which even MOST likely caused the formation of folded mountain ranges?

MOST of the United States is a part of which tectonic plate?

The chart contains information on landforms.

Which can be inferred from the information in the chart about boundaries?