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1
According to the fossil record, about how old is Earth?
3 billion years old
9 thousand years old
4.5 billion years old
7 billion years
2
Reverse Faults are created by...
Slow Motion
Divergent Motion
Transform Motion
Convergent Motion
3
In the rock cycle, what is the only process that can create sedimentary rock?
Cooling
Heat and Pressure
Compaction
Weathering and Erosion
4
What type of rock is formed from molten material?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Conglomerate
Metamorphic
5
Strike-slip faults are created by...
Transform Motion
Convergent Motion
Slow Motion
Divergent Motion
6
In the rock cycle, what is the only process that can create igneous rock?
Heat and pressure
Weathering and erosion
Cooling
Compaction
7
Seismologists are...
People who study various creatures- unicorns, zombies, etc.
People who study elements- Hydrogen, Oxygen, etc.
People who study the body- arms, legs, etc.
People who study the Earth- rocks, earthquakes, etc.
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In which type of rock are most fossils found?
Molten
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
9
Forces that break down the Earth are called…
Dominant Forces
Constructive Forces
Destructive Forces
Destroying Forces
10
What is the focus of an earthquake?
Where the earthquake originates under the surface of Earth.
Where the earthquake originates on the surface of the Earth.
Where people concentrate the most.
Banana
11
What type of rock is created through heat and pressure?
Sedimentary
Magmatic
Igneous
Metamorphic
12
In the rock cycle, what is the only process that can create metamorphic rock?
Cooling
Weathering and erosion
Heat and pressure
Compaction
13
What is the process that breaks down rocks?
Erosion and Compaction
Weathering and Erosion
Heat and Pressure
Weathering and Heat
14
The Fossil Record…
A and C
C. Reveals major periods of extinction
A. Provides clues to Earth's history
B. Is fully complete
15
Forces that build up the Earth are called…
Constructive Forces
Creative Forces
Building Forces
Destructive Forces
16
Convergent motion is...
When two plates don't touch.
When two plates collide.
When two plates divide
When two plate move past each other.
17
What information could a scientist get from fossilized teeth?
The types of food it ate
The color of its skin
The speed that it ran
The migrating habits it had
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Divergent Motion is....
When two plates slide past each other.
When two plates divide.
When two plates collide.
When two plates don't touch.
19
Normal faults are created by...
Divergent Motion
Convergent Motion
Slow Motion
Transform Motion
20
Plants and animals are very likely to become fossils after they die.
False
True
21
Waves that travel through Earth's interior are known as...
Seismic Waves
Size Waves
Tectonic Waves
Seizure Waves
22
What is the outermost layer of Earth called?
Mantle
Core
Crust
Potato
23
What type of rock is formed when deposited sediments recombine?
Rock and Roll
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
