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1
All processes of the rockcycle take place underground
false
true
2
type of weathering that changes the minerals in rock
erosion
ice wedging
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
3
Choose the answer that shows the correct order of layers from
outer most to inner most
.
Asthenosphere, lower mantle,lithosphere
Lower mantle, lithosphere,asthenosphere
Lower mantle, asthenosphere,lithosphere
Lithosphere, asthenosphere,lower mantle
4
Presence of the same ( ) on several continents supports the idea of continental drift.
mountain ranges
all of the above
glacial deposits
fossils
5
What is the first step in the process of ice wedging?
Water freezes in cracks in rocks.
Ice wedges apart cracks in rocks.
Water seeps into cracks in rocks.
Ice melts in cracks
6
The lithospheric plates ride on top of the
inner core
asthenosphere
mesosphere
crust
7
(blank) is the smallest sized soil particle.
clay
silt
sand
8
the closer the contour lines are together the...
flatter the terrain
steeper the terrain
9
What is the contour interval?
100
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1
1000
10
What type of boundary is the mid-Atlantic ridge
subduction
convergent
divergent
tranform
11
Abrasion may be caused by all of the following except
carbon dioxide
moving water
glaciers
rocks
12
As you travel from the Earth’s crust to its center, pressure and temperature do what?
both stay pretty much the same
both decrease
Temperature increases whilepressure decreases.
both increase
13
As matter cools it becomes _____________ and _____________.
non of the above
a gas and floats
less dense and rises
more dense and sinks
14
The Himalayan mountains can best be described as
hotspot
transform boundary
subduction zone
convergent continetal collision
15
Scientists learn about the phases
(solid, liquid, gas)
of Earth’s interior by_______________.
all of the above
analyzing seismic waves
modeling the magnetic field
the chemical analysis of lava
16
determine the texture of a sample of soil that is 30% clay, 60%silt, and 10% sand.
clay loam
silty clay loam
sandy clay loam
silt loam
17
26.
Oceanic crust is ( ) than continental crust.
thicker and denser
thinner and less dense
thiscker and less dense
thinner and denser
18
what drives plate tectonics
the moon's pull on the Earth
solar energy
thermal convection inside of the Earth
erosion
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compacting and cementation would create
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
