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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis gives the actual age of a rockAbsolute AgeRelative AgeU-235Where magma is released
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThis type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.mechanical weatheringchemical weatheringerosion weatheringdeposition
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?Chemical weathering happens over much shorter time frame than mechanical weathering.Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of rocks; mechanical weathering does not.Chemical weathering occurs only in tropical climates; mechanical weathering occurs only in cool climates.Chemical weathering occurs only in the mountains; mechanical weathering occurs only on flat land.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWeeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk and the sidewalk begins to crumble is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA piece of sandstone changing color (from brown to rusty red) from exposure to water and air is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 7. Multiple ChoiceRocks along a riverbed that are smoothed from continuously moving water and sediment rubbing against them is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAcid rain wearing away the face of a marble gravestone or statue is an example of?mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 9. Multiple ChoiceExposure to rain and oxygen causes the metal minerals in rocks to rust and fall apart. This is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 10. Multiple ChoiceLichens (small green plants) growing on a large boulder release enzymes and other acids that slowly break the rock apart. This is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.weatheringerosiondepositiondumptruck
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...sedimenterosionweatheringdeposition
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is an example of erosionLight Shinning onto a mountainRain breaking down rockWind blowing away sedimentAll of the above
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How do plants weather rocks?during photosynthesiswhen roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rockwhen the plant moves water from the roots to the leavesPlants don't weather rocks - 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich agents break down earth materials?wind onlyearthquakes and gravityice and 007wind, water, and ice
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?Ice wedgingGlacierIcebergDune
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThese are the agents of erosiongravityglacierwindAll of the above
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe age of a rock layer compared to the other rock layers around it is calledAbsolute AgeRelative AgeComparative AgeLayer Age
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the Law of Superposition, if sedimentary rock layers are deposited in a time sequence, which layer is the oldest layer?The layer on topThe layer on the bottomA middle layerA layer that crosses other layers
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Pangaea?The name of a German Scientistthe name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years agoanother name for continental driftthe name of an ancient fossil
- 21. Multiple ChoiceOceanic crust is ___________ dense and more __________ than continental crust.less, rockymore, mafic
- 22. Multiple Choice______________________crust is thinner and more dense than ____________ crust.bread, pizzacontinental, oceanicland, wateroceanic, continental
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThis is the place where magma is releasedcontinental crustmid-ocean ridgeoceanic trenchPangea
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThis is where the oceanic crust enters the earth's interior.oceanic trenchmid-ocean ridgePangeaGlacier
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThis is the movement of heat in fluids/gasesoceanic trenchabsolute ageasthenosphereconvection
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThis is what the oceanic and continental crust lie overpangeaoceanic crustasthenosphereconvection
- 27. Multiple ChoicePlates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.divergentconvergenttransformsubmergent
- 28. Multiple ChoicePlates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.divergentconvergenttransformdetergent
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformsubducting
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformsubmergent
- 31. Multiple ChoiceVolcanoes typically form _______________.along plate boundariesonly under wateronly in hawaiiwhere it is usually hot
- 32. Multiple ChoicePlates move away from one another at ___________ boundaries.divergentconvergenttransormsubmergent
- 33. Multiple ChoiceEarthquakes typically occur _________________.In the middle of tectonic platesonly in Californiaonly in the middle of the oceanalong plate boundaries
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of plate boundary is shown here?divergentconvergenttransformstrike slip
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe plastic-like layer that is located directly under the lithosphere is known as the ____________.lithosphereasthenosphereatmospherephotosphere
- 36. Multiple ChoicePangea is an example of :divergent plate boundaryconvergent plate boundarytransform plate boundary
- 37. Multiple ChoiceAs temperature increases, weathering______is cyclicincreasesdecreasesstays the same
- 38. Multiple ChoiceAs precipitation increases, weathering______increasesdecreases
- 39. Multiple ChoiceAs the surface area of rock increases, weathering ______increasesdecreases
- 40. Multiple ChoiceAs distance increases away from the mid-ocean ridge, rocks become ________youngerolder
- 41. Multiple Choice______________dense magma rises at mid-ocean ridge.Cooler, moreHotter, less
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat are three types of sediments?siltclaysandall of the above
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the four processes that change sediment to a sedimentary rock?burialdepositioncompaction and cementationall of the above
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes oceanic crust to move?gravityradiationconvection in the mantleconduction in the mantle
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