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1
In addition to heat, which of the following changes granite to gneiss?
pressure
deposition
heat
erosion
2
Which of the following processes usually takes the longest amount of time?
Water vapor condenses to form a cloud.
A seismic wave travels through the mantle.
Hot lava cools and forms new rock.
An ocean basin forms between two continents.
3
A volcano erupted and formed a new island over time. It is mainly which type of rock?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Limestone
4
Which of the following are formed when two crustal plates collide with one another?
mid-ocean ridges
rift valleys
hot spots
mountain ranges
5
How was this rock formed?
Lava from a volcano cooled quickly in water
Clay was crushed and frozen under a glacier
River sediments were slowly compacted and cemented together
Mineral deposits hardened into rock in underground caves.
6
Seafloor spreading provides evidence of which of the following Earth processes?
movement of tectonic plates
formation of sedimentary rocks
erosion of coastlines
weathering of mountains
7
Which action most likely helped form feature X?
Waves pushed mud from the bottom of the ocean onto land
Wind blew sand from the beach into large piles.
Land is exposed when water was pulled away during low tide.
Sediments were deposited where the river met the ocean.
8
What kind of rock is this?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Sandstone
9
What most likely caused these cracks to form?
erosion from rain and snow
weathering due to freezing and thawing
pressure from flowing water
shaking from high winds
10
What is the source of energy to make this happen?
kinetic motion of atoms
heat from Earth's interior
erosion from wind
heat from the sun's rays