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Rocks, Minerals, Plate Tectonics and Why the Big I is Getting Bigger Everyday!
Rocks, Minerals, Plate Tectonics and Why the Big I is Getting Bigger Everyday!
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Rocks, Minerals and Earth Science
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Which is an earthquake wave of energy traveling through the Earth?
primary wave
all of the above
secondary wave
surface wave
2
Igneous rocks can be which of the following?
all of the above
felsic/ mafic
fine/coarse grained
extrusive/ intrusive
3
Which of the following is evidence for continental drift?
fossils
magnetic field changes
all of the above
sea-floor spreading
4
This contains the rigid "plates" of the Earth and contains the crust and the upper mantle.
mantle
mesosphere
lithosphere
asthensophere
5
When a metamorphic rock forms by
touching
magma of a volcano vent or magma chamber it is:
pressure metamorphism
regional metamorphism
normal metamorphism
contact metamorphism
6
What type of volcano is shown?
Explosive volcano
Non-explosive, effusive volcano
7
This type of plate boundary occurs when plates collide.
convergent boundary
tectonic
divergent boundary
tranform
8
This word describes the reflective properties of a mineral.
streak
hardness
luster
magnetic
9
These make up rocks.
volcanoes
tiny rocks
minerals
clastic
10
To measure this, one would need to scratch a mineral on glass or another mineral.
hardness
fracture
cleavage
scratch
11
Magma forms when
when rock is melted
rock is cooled
rock is weathered
rock is cemented
12
Which of the following is a type of plate boundary?
divergent
transform
convergent
all of the above
13
This is the mineral property is shown when a mineral breaks.
cleavage or flaking
geometric or fracture
fracture or cleavage
scratch test
14
Which of the following is the name of the area where 2 tectonic plates meet?
collision
boundary
mid ocean ridge
ridge
15
What did living things do to survive as the plates move into new climate zones
all the above
adapt
move
change behavior
16
Which is a type of sedimentary rock?
chemical
organic
clastic
all of the above
17
An extrusive igneous rock cools and hardens _________ .
deep in the Earth's surface.
Above the Earth's surface
none of the above
Below the earth's surface.
18
This is the repeating pattern of atoms in a mineral.
elemental
crystalline
compound
mineral
19
The only true liquid layer of the Earth made of liquid Nickel and Iron is the:
Inner core
Outer core
Crust
Mantle
20
When a Metamorphic rock has grains arranged in planes or bands it is:
extrusive
foliated
felsic
fine grained
21
T/F: Convection currents in the mantle (asthenosphere) cause movement of the tectonic plates.
True
False
22
This occurs deep in the ocean where 2 plates move away from each other from volcanic activity.
divergent boundary
all of the above
sea-floor spreading
mid-ocean ridge
23
Which of the following types of rock is not a main type of rock cycle?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
granite
24
An igneous rock that forms from slow cooling magma inside the Earth is likely:
coarse grained
extrusive
fine grained
felsic
25
This is the process where wind, water and/or heat break down rock:
erosion
weathering
exfoliation
cementation
26
An increase in temperature and pressure can cause a _______________ rock to form:
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
volcanic
27
What scientist first proposed the idea of "continental drift"?
Plato
Wegener
Einstein
Pangaea
28
Hawaii is a shield volcano formed over a hot spot in an oceanic plate. It has
explosive eruptions
effusive, non-explosive eruptions
29
What type of volcano is shown?
Explosive
Non-explosive
30
The rock cycle starts with sedimentary rock and ends as an igneous rock.
True
False
31
Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur:
deep in the oean
in the middle of the a tectonic plate
along plate boundaries
in California
32
This is the powder color left behind when a mineral is scratched against a ceramic plate.
scratch
streak
color
cleavage
33
This is the actual location of an earthquake due to plates colliding.
wave
focus
epicenter
target
34
Which is not a property of minerals?
fracture
rebound
hardess
luster
35
The lithospheric plates move around on top of the putty-like layer called the:
mantle
asthenosphere
core
lithosphere
36
The Appalachian mountains formed when 2 continental plates collided which formed:
volcanic mountains
a trench
divergent boundary
folded mountains
37
Which is NOT true of minerals?
They are gases
they are crystalline in structure
they are inorganic
they are formed in nature
