Lithosphere Final Exam Review

A rock is pushed deep underground in an area where mountain-building is occurring, and undergoes the following processes.

- First, the rock experiences high pressure that causes its minerals to aligns themselves in bands

- Second, the rock is pushed further underground, completely melts, then erupts from a volcano and hardens

- Third, the rock is broken down by wind and water into small particles, which flow into a river and get compressed into rock.

Which order correctly shows this progression of rock types?

• Igneous -> Metamorphic -> Sedimentary

• Metamorphic -> Igneous -> Sedimentary

• Metamorphic -> Sedimentary -> Igneous

• Sedimentary -> Igneous -> Metamorphic

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Mountain ranges form as a result of which type of boundary?

• Divergent between two continental plates
• Convergent between two continental plates
• Divergent between a continental and oceanic plate
• Convergent between a continental and oceanic plate

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Which process most often occurs at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• Destruction of underwater mountains
• Creation of new continents
• Subduction of geologic plates
• Spreading of sea floor

The weathering of landforms depends on various factors. Which area would MOST likely have the fastest rate of chemical weathering?

• Warm and moist regions
• Cool and humid regions
• Freezing and dry regions
• Hot and dry regions

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In a particular region, abundant growth of grasses covers the flat land surface. If overgrazing removes most of this vegetation, which is MOST likely to occur?

• Hail storms
• Rain storms
• Dust Storms
• Snow Storms

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How does lava affect the surface of the Earth?

• Forms new land
• Helps plants grow
• Provides more food to animals
• Makes temperatures cooler on Earth

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Subduction zones occur at which type of boundary?

• Divergent between two continental plates
• Convergent between two continental plates
• Divergent between a continental and oceanic plate
• Convergent between a continental and oceanic plate

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Which of these is the BEST example of physical weathering?

• Insects eating a dead tree
• A bulldozer pushing soil
• Acid rain dissolving limestone
• Ice fracturing a stone

Which of the following statements best explains why earthquakes occur more frequently in California than in Massachusetts?

• The rock found in California is igneous, but the rock found in Massachusetts is sedimentary
• California is located on the boundary of two crustal plates, but Massachusetts is not
• The rock under California is soft, but the rock under Massachusetts is hard
• California is located on a continental plate, but Massachusetts is not

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Which of the following is the most responsible for the formation of new crust at the edge of a tectonic plate?

• Mountain building at a continent-continent convergent boundary
• Two tectonic plates sliding past one another at a transform boundary
• Magma rising up from the mantle at a divergent boundary
• Subduction of one oceanic plate under another at a convergent boundary

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