Earth Science ISAT Review

A rock may change from a metamorphic rock to an igneous rock by...

Which type of rock would you find on the surface of a volcano?

Rocks that have been twisted, bent, squeezed, or pushed together form which new kind of rock?

Tall clouds that look like cotton balls produce...

Light, wispy clouds produce...

Which of the following occurs when the crust of the Earth moves suddenly at fault lines?

A rock may change from a sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock by...

Ocean crust is mainly...

Which layer of the Earth is plastic-like or silly-putty like?

theory that the Earth's crust is made up of many sections that move in different directions

A rock may change from an igneous rock to a sedimentary rock by:

How do we know about the inside of the Earth (other than through rock samples)?

What type of boundary is created due to shearing?

Volcanoes are a result of...

Where is new oceanic crust created?

What type of rock is created by extreme heat and pressure?

Which type of cloud looks like a large, puffy cotton ball and produce summer thunderstorms?

the process in which the Earth changes as water travels over land, taking particles with it

What type of boundary is created due to compression?

Plate tectonics may cause all of the following EXCEPT...

Which of the following is NOT considered a rock classification?

Which layer is NOT solid or plastic like?

The idea of continental drift says that...

Which type of cloud looks like a blanket stretched out across the sky in a thin layer?

Which layer is responsible for creating the Earth's magnetic field?

The lava in Hawaii cools to form which type of rock?

The tilt of the Earth's axis, relative to the Sun, causes...

Which rock is formed from rock particles being compacted and cemented together?

Coal is formed when plants die and their remains are trapped in layers of what kind of rock?

What type of boundary is created due to tension?

Alfred Wegner came up with a theory explaining the movement of continents that he called...

Volcanic eruptions can cause all of the following EXCEPT...

Continental crust in mainly...

Which type of cloud is high in the sky, are wispy, and allow light to easily pass through them?

What is the thinnest (outermost) layer of the Earth?

Which of the following is NOT a force of weathering?

What is the inner core of the Earth made of?

Ammonite (ocean creature) fossils have been found in the Himilayan Mountains.  You can conclude

What do scientists call the process through which oceanic crust is recycled?

If ice seeps down into a road and freezes, it breaks down the road & leaves a pothole due to...