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WorksheetsRock Cycle Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the process that forms sedimentary rock?
compacting and cementing
Crystallization
Erosion
Deposition
What type of rock forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface?
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Lava
What is the process by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and then carried away?
Erosion
cementing
Deposition
Crystallization
What is the type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions in Earth's interior?
Magma
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
What is the process in which sediment is laid down in new locations?
Crystallization
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
Earth's Outermost layer
crust
inner core
upper mantle
lower mantle
Earth's innermost layer
outer core
inner core
upper mantle
lower mantle
1st layer under the crust
crust
upper mantle
outer core
lower mantle
Pick the correct order:
crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, inner core
Crust, outer core, inner core, upper mantle, lower mantle
Crust, upper core, lower core, outer mantle, lower core
Crust, upper mantle, outer core, inner mantle, lower core
The scientist credited for the Theory of Continental Drift.
Which of the following is NOT evidence of the theory of plate tectonics?
Plant and animal fossils
Mountains on different continents line up
continents matching up like puzzle pieces
Ocean currents moving and changing over time
term for the super continent which contained all the plates together
(a)
The modern theory of plate tectonics states that earth's crust is broken into several large
(a)
two plates push toward each other
convergent
divergent
transform
Two plates slide past each other
convergent
divergent
transform
Two plates move apart from each other
convergent
divergent
transform
Which type of crust is thicker?
which type of crust is usually the oldest?
The border between two tectonic plates is called a
(a)
How many tectonic plates are there?
10
15
20
7
What is the largest tectonic plate?
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
Eurasian Plate
African Plate
What is the smallest tectonic plate?
What is MOST likely to be created at a convergent boundary?
Ridge
Rift
Sea-floor spread
Mountain
What is MOST likely to be created at a divergent boundary?
new crust
mountain
earthquake
trench
The San Andreas Fault is an example of what type of boundary?
convergent
divergent
transform
The driving force behind the movement of plate tectonics is...
The Appalachian mountains are an example of what type of plate boundary?
An event that happens before the natural disaster
subsequent event
Steps people take to lessen the damages from a natural disaster
Natural disasters are
Precursor event for a tsunami
wildfire
earthquake
hurricane
tornado
We measure earthquakes with
seismometers
precursor event for an earthquake
Seismic activity or smaller earthquakes
