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Plate Tectonics, The Rock Cycle, Minerals, Weathering
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Metamorphic rocks are associated with
Erosion
Heat and pressure
Cementation of sediments
Volcanism
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Igneous rocks form when
Minerals crystalize under the Earth's surface
Lava and magma cool
Water evaporates from sediments leaving behind chemicals
Heat and pressure act on an existing rock
3
Minerals are . . .
solid chemical compounds
economically valuable stones
types of rocks
crystals that occur inorganically
4
Which of the following is not a type of chemical weathering?
exfoliation
hydrolisis
oxidation
carbonation
5
The theory describing the formation of the Earth's surface is called
Lithosphere
Plate tectonics
Pangea
Continental drift
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Erosion refers to
Frost action
Minerals being left behind as water evaporates
Disintegration accompanied by chemical changes
The removal of weathered material
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Which element is not commonly found in minerals?
titanium
sodium
potassium
calcium
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My favorite part of Earth Science is
The Earth's layers
Plate tectonics
The rock cycle
The minerals lab
9
Which of the following is not a type of plate boundary?
divergent
convergent
superimposed
transform
10
The rock cycle describes how rocks are
created
destroyed
changed
all of the above
11
The Earth's crust is composed of
Solidified magma
Mineral deposits
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
Subduction zones
12
What is the study of the Earth called?
Geography
Ecosystem
Geology
Tectonics
13
Mechanical weathering occurs when
Weathered material is removed from the site of weathering
Oxygen reacts with the surface
Rock is physically broken down
Acid reacts with the minerals in the rock
14
Why is color an unreliable way of identifying minerals?
one mineral can have differently colored varieties
surface color can change due to environmental factors
all of the above
two different minerals can have the same color
15
Which is not a cause of mechanical weathering?
Freezing and thawing
Plant roots cracking rock
Animals burrowing
Acid in the rain
16
Streak refers to . . .
the pattern of breakage of a mineral
the type of refraction
the color of the mineral
the color of the mineral's powder
17
Which of the following is not a type of sedimentary rock?
igneous
chemical
biological
clastic
18
Fossils, and other remnants of living things, can be found in
intrusive igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
extrusive igneous rocks
19
Weathering can be
clastic and biological
divergent and convergent
extrusive and intrusive
mechanical and chemical
20
The Earth's layers, in correct order from inner to outer, are:
mantle, inner core, outer core, crust
mantle, crust, inner core, outer core
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
