Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cyle

Question 1

My rock is made out of heat and pressure, what kind of rock is it?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic rock

Question 2

The two things that cause sediments are....

Accepted Answer

Weather and erosion

Question 3

NAME THAT PLATE....What letter is the South American Plate located on?

Accepted Answer

PLATE G

Question 4

NAME THAT PLATE...What tectonic plate is on letter J?

Accepted Answer

Eurasian Plate

Question 5

If a continental crust and a continental crust were to hit each, what would occur?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 6

NAME THAT PLATE...What is the name of the plate on letter M?

Accepted Answer

Indo-Australian

Question 7

The rock cycle is something that....

Accepted Answer

Repeats itself

Question 8

True or false: the rock cycle can start in any order, from metamorphic to igneous.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Magma is found in the inner core, but what layer on Earth is mostly made of magma?

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 10

According to the theory of plate tectonics, where do most active volcanoes occur?

Accepted Answer

along plate boundaries

Question 11

My rock is made by a volcanic eruption. There are two types, what kind of rock am I?

Accepted Answer

Igneous rocks

Question 12

The Plate boundary that creates ONLY earthquakes is called...

Accepted Answer

Transform

Question 13

What type of boundary does the Nazca plate have?

Accepted Answer

Nothing

Question 14

My rock is fragile and made out of sediments.

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary rocks

Question 15

The Scotia plate and the Antartic plate are creating what type of boundary?

Accepted Answer

Transform

Question 16

The plate boundary that creates new land is called....

Accepted Answer

Divergent

Question 17

The layer that is located between the mantle and the inner core is called the...

Accepted Answer

Outer core

Question 18

If you had a oceanic crust and a continental crust converge, what would most likely happen?

Accepted Answer

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 19

When the edges of tectonic plates shift and energy is released, what is the result?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

Question 20

What atmosphere is located by the upper mantle?

Accepted Answer

Asthenosphere

Question 21

Alfred Wegener is the scientist for the idea of moving plates. How long have they moved?

Accepted Answer

The plates are constantly moving

Question 22

What letter is the Antarctic plate located?

Accepted Answer

Plate N

Question 23

The crust is the thinnest layer, but below lies the....

Accepted Answer

Lithosphere

Question 24

If two plates are sliding past each other, it is also called....

Accepted Answer

transform

Question 25

A good example of a sediment is...

Accepted Answer

Salt

Question 26

Where is the North American plate located?

Accepted Answer

Plate D

Question 27

The map above shows the 3 mountain ranges in the US. What is an example of how these formed?

Accepted Answer

Push two towels together

Question 28

Between the South American Plate and the African Plate, what type of boundary is it?

Accepted Answer

Divergent

Question 29

What is the name of the inner layer of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Inner Core

Question 30

What was a good example used for putting pressure on play doh.

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic rock

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