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How do we define an Igneous Rock?
A rock that is formed by heat & pressure
A rock that is formed by weathering & erosion
A rock that is formed by cooling & melting
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What is an extinct volcano?
A volcano that is erupting
A volcano that will never erupt again.
A volcano that is not erupting but still could some day.
3
What is PANGEA?
The super continent
A megaladon shark
when contients move across the world
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What is erosion?
The process of eroding or being eroded by huamns.
the process of eroding or being eroded by wind or water
A natural feature of the earth's surface.
The weather changing with the seasons
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True or False: Tectonic Plates are constantly moving.
False
True
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How do you define a Sedimentary Rock?
A rock that is formed by weathering & erosion.
A rock that is formed by heat & pressure
A rock that is formed by cooling & melting
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How was the Grand Canyon created?
Grand Canyon--> Colorado River--> Colorado Plateau
Colorado River--> Colorado Plateau-->Grand Canyon
Colorado Plateau-->Colorado River--> Grand Canyon
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Where is the Ring of Fire located?
India Ocean
North America
Pacific Plate in the Pacific Ocean
Alantic Ocean on the Alantic Plate
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What is a landform?
A natural disaster
A huge thunderstorm
a natural feature of the earth's surface.
Mount Rushmore
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What is a dormant volcano?
A volcano that is not active but still has the chance to be
A volcano that is active and erruptting
A volcano that is inacative forever
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What of the following is not an example of a landform?
Hurricane
Mountains
Ocean
Valley
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Planned floods to the Grand Canyon caused what?
Erosion
Weathering
Sediments moving to different locations
Melting
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What is Continental Drift?
gradual movement of the continent across the earth's surface
When all the continents ran into each other.
the gradual movement of the earth's crust
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What is a divergent boundary?
Plates that move towards each other
Plates that move along side each other
Plates that move away from each other
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What is a convergent boundary?
Plates that move along side one another
Plates that move away from each other
Plates that move towards each other
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What is an active volcano?
A volcano that is extinct
A volcano that is erupting
A volcano that is not erupting but could erupt.
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What is a transform boundary?
Plates that move towards one another
Plates that move past each other
Plates that move away from each other
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How do we define a Metamorphic Rock?
A rock that is formed by weathering & erosion
A rock that is formed by cooling & melting
A rock that is formed by heat & pressure
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Is there a set order on how rocks change in the rock cycle?
Yes, only one way or the highway
No, doesn't matter
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How are volcanoes and mountains created?
Tectonic plates pull away from one anohter
Mountains and volcanoes have always been there
Tectonic plates ran into each other causing elevation
