stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics
Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
88 plays
A review of 8th grade science topics of rock cycle and plate tectonics.
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
Which processes are directly involved in the formation of igneous rock?
Burial, compaction and cementation
Heating and cooling
Heat and pressure
Erosion and sedimentation
2
Which type of rock is formed magma cools above ground?
Sedimentary
Extrusive Igneous
Metamorphic
Intrusive Igneous
3
What is the name given to the pieces of the Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
Shifting plates
Plate boundaries
Crustal plates
4
What type of plate carries continents?
Continental
Oceanic
5
At what type of boundary can large mountain ranges form?
Crustal
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
6
What is necessary to create metamorphic rock?
Heat and pressure
Burial and cementation
Melting and cooling
Compaction
7
What type of plate carries ocean basins?
Oceanic
Continental
8
Which type of rock is made up of small pieces of rock that have been cemented together?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Volcanic
Metamorphic
9
What is the first step in turning sediment into sedimentary rock?
Cementation
Pressue
Burial
Melting
10
At what type of boundary do most earthquakes occur?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Crustal
11
What might form when two oceanic plates diverge?
Volcano
Valley
Mountain
Ocean ridge
12
Which process causes the gradual breakdown of large rocks into sediment?
Erosion
Uplift
Heat
Burial
13
Which type of rock is formed when other types of rock are subjected to high heat and pressure?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Volcanic
Metamorphic
14
What type of boundary is found when two plates are colliding?
Crustal
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
15
Which type of rock is formed magma cools below ground?
Intrusive Igneous
Extrusive Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
16
Which process allows rocks that are buried underground to rise up and be exposed to erosion?
Cementation
Uplift
Burial
Compaction
17
At what type of boundary do most volcanic mountains form?
Crustal
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
18
What is the term for the event when one plate slides beneath another plate?
Divergence
Transformation
Subduction
Slippage
19
What is the name given to the crust along with the hard outer layer of the mantle?
Inner Core
Core
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
20
What might form when two oceanic plates converge?
Trenches
Volcanic islands
21
At what type of boundary is new sea floor made?
Convergent
Transform
Crustal
Divergent
22
What type of boundary is found when two plates are sliding past each other?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Crustal
23
What type of boundary is found when two plates are moving apart?
Divergent
Crustal
Transform
Convergent
24
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
Convection in the Mantle
Radiation in the lithosphere
Conduction in the asthenosphere
25
At what type of boundary does crust material get melted and destroyed?
Crustal
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
