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Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is letter C?

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Minerals

2.

What is the letter A?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

3.

What type of rock is formed from extreme heat and pressure?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Organic

d)

Metamorphic

4.

A metamorphic rock transforms into an igneous rock through which two processes?

a)

Melting and cooling

b)

Extreme heat and pressure

c)

Compaction and cementation

d)

Weathering and erosion

5.

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

6.

This rock was molten magma that cooled slowly underground. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

7.

There are many paths through which rocks move through the rock cycle.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

As rock moves through the rock cycle, material is neither lost nor gained.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Sediment accumulates at the bottom of the ocean through the process of __________.

a)

fusion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

10.

A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Extrusive rock

d)

Igneous rock

11.

As the lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Extrusive igneous

d)

Intrusive igneous

12.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
13.

What are the 3 main types of rocks?

a)

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

c)

Brown, Red, Gray

d)

Streak, Hardness, Fracture

14.

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled and solidified. What type of rock is it?

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

15.

When sediments are pressed tightly together, this is called ____________.

a)

Compaction

b)

Cementation

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

16.

True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The name rock is given when it breaks down into smaller pieces.

a)

texture

b)

weathering

c)

sediment

d)

erosion

18.

The three groups of rocks are classified by

a)

How they are formed

b)

Color

c)

Grain size

d)

Chemical composition

19.

What is the process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?

a)

weathering

b)

exfoliation

c)

cementation

d)

composition

20.

Sedimentary rocks can contain fossils.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

convection of magma

b)

the Earth's magnetic field

c)

the Earth rotating

d)

the gravitational attraction of the Earth

22.

Scientists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is caused by convection currents, which are found in the _________?

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

23.

Convection currents occur in the mantle. The outer core heats the surrounding magma and makes it less dense. Because the magma is less dense than the material around it, it begins to rise towards the crust. Since the crust is not hot, the magma begins to cool as it approaches the crust. As it cools, it becomes denser and begins to sink back towards the outer core.


Use the information above to answer the following question: Which of the following TWO things happen to the magma that cause it to rise?

a)

It cools down.

b)

It heats up.

c)

It becomes denser.

d)

It becomes less dense.

24.

The Earth's plates are....

a)

Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth

b)

Never moved

c)

Move rarely and very fast

d)

Move when they feel like it

25.

This occurs when two plates converge but one slides beneath the other due to density.

a)

Elevation

b)

Subduction

c)

Trench

d)

None of the above

26.

Mountains are formed when....

a)

two plates collide

b)

two plates separate

c)

two plates slide past each other

27.

How do rock samples collected from the seafloor provide evidence of the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

The oldest rocks are found near deep ocean trenches.

b)

The oldest rocks are near the center of ocean ridges.

c)

The youngest rocks are near deep ocean trenches.

d)

The youngest rocks mix with the oldest rocks at ocean ridges.

28.

What type of landform is most likely to form at a divergent tectonic plate boundary?

a)

island arc

b)

ocean trench

c)

rift zone

d)

folded mountains

29.

The Mesosaurus was a freshwater reptile that existed on Earth about 250 million years ago. Fossils of the reptile can be found today in some rock layers in both Africa and South America, as shown on the map below at locations X and Y.


What reason best explains why the fossils of this animal are found on both continents today?

a)

The ocean between the two continents was once frozen, and the Mesosaurus traveled across the ice.

b)

The continents were once joined as a single landmass.

c)

The Mesosaurus swam across the ocean due to migration.

d)

During a rise in sea level and flooding, the fossil remains of the Mesosaurus were carried across the oceans between the two continents.

30.

What landform is most likely to form at a divergent plate boundary?

a)

The plates will form a mountain range

b)

One plate will subduct under the other

c)

The plates will create an ocean basin

d)

A fault line will form and earthquakes will occur

31.

Which layer is broken into pieces called plates?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Crust

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Mantle

32.

Which layer is "soft" allowing the plates to float on it?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Mesosphere

33.

Where do most geological events occur?

a)

In the Pacific Ocean

b)

On the largest continents

c)

Along the plate boundaries

d)

At the North and South Poles

34.

What tectonic plate interaction caused the island of Iceland? (55 million years ago)

a)

transform or sliding plate boundary

b)

collision or convergent plate boundary

c)

subduction

d)

expansion or divergent plate boundary

35.

What tectonic plate interaction caused the great Chilean earthquake in 1960?

a)

sliding or transform plate boundary

b)

collision or convergent

c)

subduction

d)

spreading or divergent plate boundary

36.

Why did scientists not accept Wegener's hypothesis of Continental Drift?

a)

he could not explain why the oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust

b)

he could not describe the climate of Pangea

c)

he could not describe how seeds could move from Africa to South America

d)

Wegener could not explain what processes could move a continent

37.

How do mid-ocean ridges help prove continental drift and the theory of plate tectonics?

a)

The oceanic crust is destroyed at mid-ocean ridges

b)

New crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges

c)

Tectonic plates collide at mid-ocean ridges

d)

The crust at mid-ocean ridges is very old

38.

Who analyzed sonar data, mapped the ocean floor, and discovered the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

a)

Inge Lehmann

b)

Harry Hess

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Marie Tharpe

39.

Dr. Nomura is a geologist studying rock formations from the Cretaceous period of Earth's history. His most recent study compares rocks from formations in two different locations. The study information is as follows:

-Rock A was formed from small pieces of rock.

-Rock B was formed from liquid rock in a different location.

-Rocks A and B were formed at approximately the same time in the Cretaceous period.


Dr. Nomura wants to write a report for other geologists. Are rocks A and B of the same type or different types?

a)

different types because they were formed in different locations.

b)

different types because they were formed in different ways.

c)

of the same type because they were formed at the same time.

d)

of the same type because both were formed from rock material.