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The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
the process of sediment being glued together
a)
compaction
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
cementation
2.

____ rocks form when rock buried deep inside the earth change without melting or weathering

a)

igneous

b)

sediment

c)

metamorphic

d)

sedimentary

3.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
4.

The best answer for section "8" in the diagram

a)

metamorphic/melting

b)

compaction/cementation

c)

weathering/erosion

d)

heat/pressure

5.

The best answer for section "4 and 9" in the diagram

a)

metamorphic/melting

b)

compaction/cementation

c)

weathering/erosion

d)

heat/pressure

6.

The best answer for section "8"

a)

metamorphic/melting

b)

compaction/cementation

c)

weathering/erosion

d)

heat/pressure

7.
During the rock cycle, what forms when the magma cools?
a)
igneous rocks
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
d)
foliated rock
8.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
9.
When you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____
a)
Lava
b)
Magma
c)
Mineral Crystals
d)
Igneous Rocks
10.

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

a)

Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

b)

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

c)

Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

d)

Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

11.

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

cementation

d)

deposition

e)

compaction

12.

Which letter in the rock cycle diagram represents igneous rock?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

F

d)

E

13.

Which letter in the rock cycle diagram represents igneous rock?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

F

d)

E

14.

What letter on the diagram represent magma?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

B

d)

F

15.

Letter F on the rock cycle diagram represents sediments. What processes causes sediments to form?

a)

melting & cooling

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compaction & cementation

d)

weathering & erosion

16.

Box number 5 on the diagram represents

a)

igneous rock

b)

magma

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

sedimentary rock

17.

What does box number 4 represent?

a)

magma

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

heat and pressure

18.
What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying or producing
lithosphere?
a)
convergent 
b)
transform
c)
divergent
19.
A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____.
a)
volcanic island arc
b)
continental volcanic arc
c)
earthquake
d)
ocean ridges (seafloor spreading)
20.
What type of boundary occurs where two plates move together?
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
21.

Tectonic plates consist of____.

a)

Continental crust

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Both continental and oceanic crust

d)

Asthenosphere

22.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that____

a)

the oceanic crust is melting.

b)

volcanic islands are forming.

c)

the denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

23.

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

a)

convection

b)

subduction

c)

continental drift

d)

conduction

24.
When one tectonic plate __________ under another at a convergent boundary it sinks back in the mantle.
a)
subducts
b)
falls
c)
sinks
25.
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...
a)
along the coast
b)
along tectonic plate boundaries
c)
in the Arctic
d)
in the ocean
26.
Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
A peninsula
d)
An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct. 
27.
The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Reform
d)
Transform
28.

The theories of Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading led to the modern theory of ________________.

a)

fault lines

b)

plate drift

c)

plate tectonics

d)

lithospheric shift

29.

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

subduction

c)

continental drift

d)

recycling

30.
How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?
a)
Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
b)
New crust is underwater where it sinks
c)
New crust breaks more easily than old crust
31.

The best answer for section "A"

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Sediments

32.

The best answer for section "B"

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Sediments

33.

The best answer for section "C"

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Sediments

34.

The best answer for section "C"

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

Sediments

35.

The best answer for section "1" in the diagram

a)

cooling/crystalization

b)

compaction/cementation

c)

weathering/erosion

d)

heat/pressure

36.

Which below is a possible cause of tectonic plate motion?

a)

ocean tides

b)

the sun

c)

convection currents

d)

current weather patterns

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