Changing Earth and Rock Cycle 5.7

Question 1

When comparing fossil A to fossil B, which is most likely correct?

Accepted Answer

Fossil B is older

Question 2

Where are most earthquakes and volcanoes located?

Accepted Answer

at plate boundaries

Question 3

When tectonic plates move or slide past each other in opposite directions, they are -

Accepted Answer

transform

Question 4

Rocks formed when magma or lava is cooled and hardened are -

Accepted Answer

igneous

Question 5

Which is NOT evidence of current and past plate movements?

Accepted Answer

tornadoes

Question 6

A model of a plate boundary is shown. What happens as the plates slide past each other?

Accepted Answer

An earthquake occurs.

Question 7

Rocks formed when layers of sediment are cemented together are -

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Question 8

When tectonic plates move together, they are -

Accepted Answer

convergent

Question 9

What layer of Earth is located just below the crust?

Accepted Answer

mantle

Question 10

Which of these best shows that the limestone block was formed from ocean sediments?

Accepted Answer

The type of the fossils

Question 11

Which action can be used to prevent soil erosion?

Accepted Answer

Planting grass

Question 12

When materials are moved by wind, water, and gravity this is -

Accepted Answer

erosion

Question 13

The breaking down of rocks and other materials into clay, sand, and rock fragments is -

Accepted Answer

weathering

Question 14

Which one of the following events occurs in the formation of sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

weathering

Question 15

When tectonic plates move apart, they are -

Accepted Answer

divergent

Question 16

Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 17

Which of these best describes the relationship between Earth's layers?

Accepted Answer

The hottest layers are closest to the core.

Question 18

Pumice is formed when lava from a volcano cools. Which rock type is pumice?

Accepted Answer

Igneous rock

Question 19

When materials are deposited in a new location as sediment this is -

Accepted Answer

deposition

Question 20

Rocks formed when they undergo changes due to heat and pressure are -

Accepted Answer

metamorphic

Questions 20