What are the three types of rocks in the rock cycle?

Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic

Geologic Events in Cenozoic

Modern-day landscape, Ice Ages, early humans and mammals

Geologic Events in Precambrian

Formation of Earth's crust, unicellular organisms like bacteria

Geologic Events in Mesozoic

Pangea separating, modern continents & asteroid extinction, dinosaurs

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

convergent, divergent, transform

A process that slowly change rocks from one kind to another

At transform plate boundaries.....

The plates slide past eachother

Geologic Events in Paleozoic

Diverse sea-life, insects and simple land animals

Which of these is not true of the rock cycle?

Igneous is melted into sedimentary.

List the layers of earth from outside in:

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

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SC READY REVIEW: Earth Science - 6th Grade

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1
What are the three types of rocks in the rock cycle?
Basaltic, Andesitic, and Dendritic
Sand, stone, and volcanic
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
Gold, Diamond, and Silver
2
Geologic Events in Cenozoic
Formation of Earth's crust, unicellular organisms like bacteria
Diverse sea-life, insects and simple land animals
Modern-day landscape, Ice Ages, early humans and mammals
Pangea separating = modern continents & asteroid extinction
3
The process of breaking down of rock into smaller pieces is known as weathering.
False
True
4
What is the longest time period in Earth's geologic history?
The Cenozoic era
Precambrian time
The Pennsylvanian period
The Holocene epoch
5
Deposition means?
dropping off sediment
demolition
money in the bank
eat dinner
6
Geologic Events in Precambrian
Modern-day landscape, Ice Ages, early humans and mammals
Formation of Earth's crust, unicellular organisms like bacteria
Pangea separating = modern continents & asteroid extinction
Diverse sea-life, insects and simple land animals
7
Geologic Events in Mesozoic
Modern-day landscape, Ice Ages, early humans and mammals
Diverse sea-life, insects and simple land animals
Pangea separating, modern continents & asteroid extinction, dinosaurs
First rocks, volcanic & asteroid activity, continental crust formed
8
The rock cycle ____.
has no beginning or end
begins with igneous rock
is fictional, like the unicorn I keep in my closet.
ends with metamorphic rock
9
Scientists use ______ to help figure out geologic time.
earthquakes
erosion
rock layers
plate tectonics
10
Volcanoes are caused by which plate tectonic boundary
convergent
transform
divergent
11
Weathering can be caused by
Wind
Ice
Water
All of the above
12
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
divergent, transform, transverse
convergent, transverse, transform
convergent, transverse, divergent
convergent, divergent, transform
13
Define: Rock Cycle
Only happens to igneous rocks
A process that slowly change rocks from one kind to another
We must only speak of this with Jack Black
A process that quickly change rocks from one kind to another
14
What is a fast erosion event caused by moving water and gravity?
mudslide
earthquake
frozen pipe
cracked sidewalk
15
At transform plate boundaries.....
None of the above
The plates slide past eachother
The plates divide
The plates collide
16
Geologic Events in Paleozoic
Modern-day landscape, Ice Ages, early humans and mammals
Pangea separating = modern continents & asteroid extinction
Diverse sea-life, insects and simple land animals
Formation of Earth's crust, unicellular organisms like bacteria
17
Which of the following is evidence of plate tectonics?
earthquakes
type of trees
similar fossils and rockbeds
18
Which of these is not true of the rock cycle?
Metamorphic is weathered and compacted into sedimentary.
Metamorphic melts into magma then cools into igneous.
Heat and pressure applied to igneous changes to metamorphic.
Igneous is melted into sedimentary.
19
List the layers of earth from outside in:
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
outer core, inner core, mantle crust
20
Convection currents occur in the ____________.
Atmosphere
Mantle
Inner Core
Asthenosphere

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