Geology-The Changing Earth VA SOL 5.7

The movement of weathered materials usually by wind and water

Which type of plate movement occurs when plates push together and can form mountain ranges?

Which layer(s) of the Earth are made of rocky material?

Solid materials within the Earth that are made on one type of material or element

Which layer(s) of the Earth are mostly iron and nickel?

What type of rock is formed from weathering, erosion, deposition and cementation?

Which type of fault causes earthquakes?

All of the following are characteristics that can be used to describe rocks except-

The breaking down of rocks usually caused by wind, rain and temperature

Layer A is the-

Fossils are rock evidence of previous life forms found in what rock type?

Which type of plate tectonic movement occurs when the plates move away from each other?

Choose all the characteristics of rocks and minerals

What is the name of the supercontinent?

Layer D is the-

All of the following can weather rock to sediment except-

Mountains are most often formed at what type of plate boundary?

Solid materials made of many minerals

Layer C is the-

Look at the rock cycle diagram.  After cooling, magma will always form what rock type?

Sea-floor spreading occurs when new crust is exposed at what type of plate boundary?

This metamorphic rock below has been formed by which process?

Earthquakes most likely occur at what type of plate boundary?