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Duplicate of Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics
Duplicate of Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics
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A review of 8th grade science topics of rock cycle and plate tectonics.
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What is the name given to the part of mantle that moves under the lithosphere?
Hydrosphere
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
2
At what type of boundary can large mountain ranges form?
Transform
Crustal
Divergent
Convergent
3
Which type of rock is formed magma cools above ground?
Sedimentary
Extrusive Igneous
Metamorphic
Intrusive Igneous
4
What type of boundary is found when two plates are moving apart?
Transform
Convergent
Crustal
Divergent
5
What is the difference between the inner core and the outer core?
Inner core is solid and the outer core is liquid.
The outer core is solid and the inner core is liquid.
The outer core is hot and the inner core is cold.
The outer core is cold and the inner core is hot.
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Which type of rock is formed magma cools below ground?
Extrusive Igneous
Intrusive Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
7
What is the term for the event when one plate slides beneath another plate?
Subduction
Divergence
Transformation
Slippage
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What type of boundary is found when two plates are colliding?
Divergent
Crustal
Convergent
Transform
9
Which type of rock is formed when other types of rock are subjected to high heat and pressure?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Volcanic
10
Which process allows rocks that are buried underground to rise up and be exposed to erosion?
Compaction
Cementation
Burial
Uplift
11
At what type of boundary is crust material destroyed?
Divergent
Crustal
Transform
Convergent
12
What is the name given to the pieces of the Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
Plate boundaries
Crustal plates
Shifting plates
13
At what type of boundary can earthquakes occur?
Divergent
Transform
Crustal
Convergent
14
What type of boundary is found when two plates are sliding past each other?
Transform
Convergent
Crustal
Divergent
15
Which type of rock is made up of small pieces of rock that have been cemented together?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Volcanic
Metamorphic
16
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
Convection in the asthenosphere
Conduction in the asthenosphere
Radiation in the lithosphere
Convection in the lithosphere
17
At what type of boundary is new crust material made?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Crustal
18
Which processes are directly involved in the formation of igneous rock?
Heating and cooling
Heat and pressure
Erosion and sedimentation
Burial, compaction and cementation
19
What type of plate carries ocean basins?
Oceanic
Continental
20
At what type of boundary can volcanic mountains form?
Transform
Crustal
Convergent
Divergent
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What is necessary to create metamorphic rock?
Compaction
Burial and cementation
Heat and pressure
Melting and cooling
22
What is Earth's core mostly made of?
Copper
Iron
Helium
Aluminum
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What is the name given to the crust along with the hard outer layer of the mantle?
Inner Core
Asthenosphere
Core
Lithosphere
