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Adams HJH Rock Cycle Tectonic plates drift Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

2.

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

3.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

4.

The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

a)

subduction

b)

plate tectonics

c)

deep-ocean trenches

d)

sea-floor spreading

5.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

6.

Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth’s

a)

continents.

b)

mantle.

c)

lithosphere.

d)

inner core.

7.

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary.

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

8.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

9.

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of

boundary is it?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Transform

d)

Sea Floor Spreading

10.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
11.
What type of boundary is the SAN ANDREAS FAULT on?
a)
Covergent
b)
Transformers
c)
Divergent
d)
Transform
12.
What are Tectonic Plates?
a)
A continent 
b)
The Trees in Vietnam 
c)
ThE PlaTES That MoVE uNdERGRound :)
d)
The Plates that move the Continents
13.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist
b)
the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
14.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and basin
c)
lower and upper
d)
thick and thin
15.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
16.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
17.
If heat and pressure inside the Earth cause a rock to melt, the material that formed would be
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Magma
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Igneous
18.

The substance that is melted rock below the ground is called what?

a)

Magma

b)

Sediment

c)

Gas

d)

Water

19.

What are the particles of weathered rock called?

a)

Sediments

b)

Fossils

c)

Rocks

d)

Minerals

20.

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Sedimentary rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

d)

Rock Cycle

21.

This is the type of rock that forms when earth processes change the texture and heat and pressure are applied.

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Rock Cycle

22.

These are traces or remains of a once-living thing sometimes found in sedimentary rocks.

a)

Rocks

b)

Sediments

c)

Fossils

d)

Minerals

23.

This is the type of rock that forms from sediment that gets cemented or pressed together under pressure.

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Rock Cycle

24.

How does an igneous rock become a sedimentary rock?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Melting and cooling

c)

Weathering/Erosion and Cementation

d)

Cycling

25.

Which missing rock type is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

26.

Limestone is an example of...

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

27.

Sandstone is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

28.

Granite is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

29.

Marble is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

30.

Pumice is an example of

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

31.

Quartzite is an example of...

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

32.

Gneiss is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

33.

Obsidian is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

34.

Conglomerate is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

35.

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

a)

Compaction

b)

Layering

c)

Cementation

d)

I don't know

36.

What is the parent material of all rocks?

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Organic matter

37.

Intrusive & extrusive are 2 types of...

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

Igneous

38.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
39.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
40.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic

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