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Geology: HMH
Geology: HMH
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What is a Rift Valley?
A wide ocean
A smooth region caused by glaciers
A region where Earth's Crust is stretched by forces within Earth
A thin ocean
2
Which spheres are interacting in the photo?
Biosphere and geosphere
Hydrosphere and geosphere
Biosphere and hydrosphere
Atmosphere and biosphere
3
Which of the following is the best description of why animal fossils are found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean?
There was a land bridge connecting the continents
Strong winds and storms blew them there
Some animals could cross water
The continents were once one large land mass
4
Molten rock that comes out of a volcano is called:
Crystalization
Lava
Sulfur
Metamorphic
5
Which spheres are interacting in the photo?
Atmosphere and geosphere
Biosphere and geosphere
Hydrosphere and geosphere
Biosphere and hydrosphere
6
Look closely, what is happening in position 28? Hint: This forms after heat and pressure.
Melting
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
7
What is the name of a super-continent?
Middle Earth
Africa
Pangea
North America
8
What is a sudden movement along a tectonic plate boundary
Volcano
Tsunami
Rift Valley
Earthquake
9
About how much new crust is formed at the mid-ocean ridge each year?
3 centimeters
1 mile
5 feet
100 miles
10
What is the energy source of: Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
The Sun
Earth's Hot Interior
Convection Currents
Wind
11
Look closely, what is happening in position 27? Hint: After Magma Cools
Igneous Rock
Sediment
Metamorphic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
12
The same mountain ranges and organisms are found on different continents: what could explain this?
The same forces erode mountains in different areas
North America had a land bridge with Europe
Some rock types are very common and are found everywwhere
These continents were joined togeth at one time in the past
13
The Law of Conservation of Matter says that nothing can be created or destroyed. How does this relate to the rock cycle?
Rocks are destroyed all the time
Rocks can be created from nothing
Rocks are not destroyed, they just change to a different type
The rock cycle can only go in one direction
14
Why are there volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean, but not the Atlantic?
The Pacific Ocean is surrounded by ONLY mid-ocean ridges
The Pacific Ocean is surrounded by ONLY deep-ocean trenches
The Pacific Ocean is bigger
The Pacific Ocean is surrounded by mid-ocean ridges and deep-ocean trenches
15
Which letter listed is the oldest?
A
C
B
D
16
Look closely, what is happening in position 26? Hint: After Magma
Erosion
Sedimentary Rock
Crystallization (cooling)
Metamorphic Rock
17
Which spheres are interacting in the photo?
Biosphere and geosphere
Biosphere and hydrosphere
Hydrosphere and geosphere
Atmosphere and geosphere
18
Which of the following rock type is created by erosion and deposition being smashed into layers?
Igneous
Mica
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
19
Look closely, what is happening in position 29? Hint: Metamorphic Rock Formation
Heat and Pressure
Weathering
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
20
What is the energy source of: Plate Tectonic Movement
The Sun
Lightning
Earth's Interior
Earth's spin on its axis
21
Which rock type is caused by the cooling of molten rock?
Metamorphic
Feldspar
Sedimentary
Igneous
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Which of the following rock types is formed under emense pressure and heat?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
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