Earth's Systems

What does WEATHERING do to rocks?

• moves them across Earth's surface to a new location

• deposits the rocks in a new location

• breaks the rocks down to smaller pieces

• dissolves the rocks

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The __________ is the earth’s rocky outer layer.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

The theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving is called what?

• Pangea

• Evolution

• Jigsaw puzzle

• Plate tectonics

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_____________ is the process of dropping rocks into a new location.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Is this an example of weathering, erosion, or deposition: Rocks were carried from one place to another.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

• Magma

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

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Based on the law of superposition, what is the order of these rock layers, from oldest to youngest?

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 2, 1, 4, 3

• 3, 2, 1, 4

• 4, 3, 2, 1

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The top layer of sediments in a sedimentary rocks is...

• The newest and youngest layer.
• The oldest layer.
• The only layer that is made from pebbles.
• The second layer of sediments.

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Which of the following are associated with volcanoes?

• Sediments and soil
• Crystals and sand
• Magma and lava
• Mica and granite

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Which is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• melting

• compaction

• weathering

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