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6th grade review of tectonic plates and rock cycle.
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1
The South American plate is
Plate B
Plate G
Plate A
Plate L
2
What type of geologic event happens at a transform boundary?
volcanic eruption
mountain building
earthquake
ocean basin
3
The tectonic plate labeled B is the
Eurasian Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Plate
African Plate
4
Texas is located on which tectonic plate?
Pacific
North American
African
South American
5
What safety drill might you practice if you live by a transform plate boundary?
tornado drill
shelter in place drill
earthquake drill
fire drill
6
Which of the following is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
Density of continental crust
Temperature of oceanic crust
Thickness of Earth's layers
convection currents in mantle
7
Which type of plate boundary will most likely result in the formation of an ocean basin?
convergent
transform
fault
divergent
8
The tectonic plate labeled D in the diagram is the
Indo-Australian Plate
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
9
How does metamorphic rock become igneous rock?
weathering and erosion
melting completely then cooling
compacting and cementing
heat & pressure
10
What will happen to a rock if exposed to extreme heat and pressure?
it crystalizes
becomes igneous rock
It will erode
becomes metamorphic rock
11
Earthquakes are more common in California than they are in Texas because of which 2 plates?
North American & Pacific
South American & North American
Eurasian & African
Pacific & South American
12
When lava cools slowly, the crystals of the rock formed will be:
cemented
foliated
large
small
13
What type of boundary is the San Andreas fault in California?
transparent
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
14
Which force is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
convection currents
electricity
gravity
magnetism
15
Which of these models how mountain ranges could be formed?
Drop pennies in a pile
Drip water on a sugar cube
push two towels together
Shake a soda bottle
16
Rocks found in the area of a volcano and have cooled from a liquid state are:
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
thermic
17
Which tectonic plate is located at the center of the ring of fire?
African
North American
Pacific
Eurasian
18
Which crust is less dense and relatively thin?
oceanic crust
mountain crust
continental crust
sedimentary crust
19
Where do most active volcanoes occur?
underwater
On continental plates
along plate boundaries
on oceanic plates
20
Erosion and compaction of small particles turn into what kind of rock?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic