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CGC1D Natural Systems Review
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1
Tsunamis are caused by ________________ under water.
volcanoes
earthquakes
explosions
mountain ranges
2
When magma breaks through the Earth's crust, it cools and forms landforms such as
rivers
valley's
islands
glaciers
3
Fossils are mostly found in
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
4
Frogs, trees, flowers and whales are all part of the
atmosphere
biosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
5
When tectonic plates move towards eachother and crunch together, this forms
mountain ranges
volcanoes
valleys
glaciers
6
Basalt is a type of
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
7
The cryosphere is really just a part of the
biosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
lithosphere
8
Which of the following is a force of
destruction
for the planet?
earthquakes
volcanos
erosion
tectonic plates movement
9
When one tectonic plates slides below another, this is called
valleys
subduction
induction
convection currents
10
When energy comes from outside the Earth's crust, these forces are called
glacial
volcano
tectonic
erosional
11
Tectonic forces are at work when the energy comes from
Both inside and outside the Earth's crust
outside the Earth's crust
inside the Earth's crust
12
This type of rock is formed by extreme heat and pressure over long periods of time.
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
13
In the movie 2012, where would be a
safe
place to be?
out in the ocean
far away from a fault line
on a mountain peak
on a fault line
14
Rain, snow, groundwater and oceans all make up the
biosphere
hydrosphere
lithosphere
atmosphere
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Igneous rock is formed from
magma cooling
metamorphic rock pressure
melting of various rock
sedimentary rock breaking apart