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Seafloor Spreading/Continental Drift/ Tectonic Plates/Rock Cycle
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What is weathering?
the movement of the broken down pieces from location to another
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
settlement of sediments in a new location
2
Using index fossils below, what strata is most likely the same age as the strata labeled "C" in column 1.
F
A
D
E
3
there are 3 main types of rocks. Which of the following is NOTone o the three main types?
Sedimentary
Boulderite
Igneous
Metamorphic
4
According to the image below, Which strata is the oldest?
G
A
C
I
5
What tectonic plate boundary is pictured below?
Divergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
6
The name of the fossils that represent species that existed on Earth for a short length of time, but extremely abundant
Plant fossils
Dinosours fossils
Index Fossils
Rock Fossils
7
What tectonic plate boundary is pictured in the image below?
Transform plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
Convergent plate boundary
8
What tectonic plate boundary is pictured in the image below?
Transform Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
9
_______rocks form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. These rocks are made of either magma or lava.
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
10
What is erosion?
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
settlement of sediments in a new location
the movement of the broken down pieces from location to another
11
What are areas of sinking plates called?
Fault Lines
Subduction Zone
Mountain Ranges
Abduction Zone
12
the name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces....
crystals
erosion
sediment
weathering
13
Which of the following strata is the youngest?
A
I
G
C
14
What tectonic plate do we live on?
South American Plate
African Plate
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
15
Correctly complete the statement.
Sedimentary
Igneous
idk
Metamorphic
16
The concepts of continental drift and seafloor spreading are united into a more encompassing theory known as
Law of Superposition
Plate Tectonics
Theory of Natural Selection
Theory of evolution
17
How many tectonic plates make up the Earths lithosphere?
3
5
15
7
18
The "Ring of Fire" located at the Pacific Ocean plate boundaries are named after subduction zone hotspots of ___ and __
earthquake and asterroids
earthquakes and volcanos
volcanos and hurricanes
earthquakes and mountains
19
What is depositon?
the movement of the broken down pieces from location to another
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
settlement of sediments in a new location
20
the series of processes in which rock changes from one type to another is...
the rock cycle
the nitrogen cycle
the carbon cycle
the water cycle
21
Correctly complete the statement.
Metamorphic
idk
Igneous
Sedimentary
22
What strata is older than the strata labeled with the layer "D"
I
G
B
E
23
Rocks are classified by...
how they are formed
their color
their age
where they are found
