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Duplicate of Earth Science
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9th grade Earth Science Unit
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1
Which of the following processes is most likely to form an igneous rock?
Heat and Pressure
Compacting and Cementation
Melting, Cooling, and hardening of magma or lava.
Weathering and Erosion
2
Which letter represents the oldest age of the oceanic crust?
B
C
A
3
A clear example of convection is seen in:
Fossils being embedded in rocks
Boiling water
Rocks breaking apart into sediment
Sediments compressed together to form rocks
4
What piece of evidence was discovered in the WWII era that allowed the continental drift theory to be widely accepted?
The discovery of the Mid-Oceanic Ridge
Mountains were discovered along the edges of plates.
Volcanoes were discovered along the edges of plates.
5
Which type of boundary is most likely to form volcanoes and trenches?
Divergent
Transform
Continental Continental Convergent
Continental Oceanic Convergent
6
Which type of boundary is most likely to form earthquakes?
Continental Oceanic Convergent
Continental Continental Convergent
Divergent
Transform
7
Which of the following processes is required to form a sedimentary rock?
Crystillization
Melting and Cooling
Compaction and Cementation
Heat and Pressure
8
The process that is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates is called:
Combustion
Convergence
Convection
Conduction
9
Which type of boundary is most likely to form large mountain ranges?
Divergent
Transform
Continental Continental Convergent
Continental Oceanic Convergent
10
When the more dense oceanic crust moves underneath the continental crust, this process is known as:
Subtraction
Burial
Subduction
Addition
11
Which of the following processes is most likely to form a metamorphic rock?
Melting and Cooling
Weathering and Erosion
Heat and Pressure
Compacting and Cementation
12
A clear example of convection is seen in:
Meteor showers
Boiling water
Rocks falling
An athlete running
13
Which of the following was NOT a piece of evidence that Alfred Wegner collected to support the Continental Drift Theory?
The continents look as though they fit together like a puzzle.
Similar atmospheric gasses on each continent.
Similar geologic features along the coastlines of continents.
Similar fossils of land animals on different continents.