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Rocks, Minerals, Plate Tectonics and Why the Big I is Getting Bigger Everyday!
Rocks, Minerals, Plate Tectonics and Why the Big I is Getting Bigger Everyday!
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Rocks, Minerals and Earth Science
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The rock cycle starts with sedimentary rock and ends as an igneous rock.
True
False
2
When a metamorphic rock forms by
touching
magma of a volcano vent or magma chamber it is:
regional metamorphism
normal metamorphism
pressure metamorphism
contact metamorphism
3
The lithospheric plates move around on top of the putty-like layer called the:
core
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mantle
4
This is the repeating pattern of atoms in a mineral.
elemental
compound
crystalline
mineral
5
Which is an earthquake wave of energy traveling through the Earth?
secondary wave
all of the above
surface wave
primary wave
6
Igneous rocks can be which of the following?
extrusive/ intrusive
all of the above
fine/coarse grained
felsic/ mafic
7
An increase in temperature and pressure can cause a _______________ rock to form:
volcanic
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
8
An extrusive igneous rock cools and hardens _________ .
deep in the Earth's surface.
Below the earth's surface.
none of the above
Above the Earth's surface
9
Which of the following is evidence for continental drift?
fossils
magnetic field changes
sea-floor spreading
all of the above
10
When a Metamorphic rock has grains arranged in planes or bands it is:
foliated
fine grained
felsic
extrusive
11
This contains the rigid "plates" of the Earth and contains the crust and the upper mantle.
mesosphere
asthensophere
lithosphere
mantle
12
Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur:
in the middle of the a tectonic plate
in California
deep in the oean
along plate boundaries
13
This word describes the reflective properties of a mineral.
streak
magnetic
luster
hardness
14
This is the mineral property is shown when a mineral breaks.
cleavage or flaking
fracture or cleavage
scratch test
geometric or fracture
15
What type of volcano is shown?
Non-explosive
Explosive
16
What did living things do to survive as the plates move into new climate zones
move
adapt
all the above
change behavior
17
Which of the following is the name of the area where 2 tectonic plates meet?
ridge
collision
mid ocean ridge
boundary
18
What type of volcano is shown?
Non-explosive, effusive volcano
Explosive volcano
19
This type of plate boundary occurs when plates collide.
tranform
tectonic
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
20
Which is not a property of minerals?
hardess
luster
rebound
fracture
21
This is the process where wind, water and/or heat break down rock:
weathering
cementation
erosion
exfoliation
22
The Appalachian mountains formed when 2 continental plates collided which formed:
a trench
volcanic mountains
divergent boundary
folded mountains
23
The only true liquid layer of the Earth made of liquid Nickel and Iron is the:
Outer core
Crust
Inner core
Mantle
24
Which of the following types of rock is not a main type of rock cycle?
granite
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
25
These make up rocks.
minerals
volcanoes
tiny rocks
clastic
26
Which is NOT true of minerals?
they are inorganic
They are gases
they are formed in nature
they are crystalline in structure
27
An igneous rock that forms from slow cooling magma inside the Earth is likely:
fine grained
felsic
extrusive
coarse grained
28
To measure this, one would need to scratch a mineral on glass or another mineral.
cleavage
fracture
scratch
hardness
29
T/F: Convection currents in the mantle (asthenosphere) cause movement of the tectonic plates.
True
False
30
What scientist first proposed the idea of "continental drift"?
Pangaea
Wegener
Plato
Einstein
31
This is the powder color left behind when a mineral is scratched against a ceramic plate.
cleavage
color
streak
scratch
32
Hawaii is a shield volcano formed over a hot spot in an oceanic plate. It has
explosive eruptions
effusive, non-explosive eruptions
33
This occurs deep in the ocean where 2 plates move away from each other from volcanic activity.
all of the above
divergent boundary
sea-floor spreading
mid-ocean ridge
34
This is the actual location of an earthquake due to plates colliding.
focus
epicenter
target
wave
35
Magma forms when
rock is cooled
when rock is melted
rock is weathered
rock is cemented
36
Which of the following is a type of plate boundary?
divergent
transform
all of the above
convergent
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Which is a type of sedimentary rock?
organic
clastic
all of the above
chemical
