Geological Processes Unit Review

The weak, soft, solid layer of the mantle 100-250 km below Earth's surface is the...

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Core

• Crust

Rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies is called...

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Lava

• Igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A sudden release of energy in Earth's interior, which can cause shaking at the surface, is called...

• A volcano

• Magma

• An earthquake

• Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The solid layer of Earth's crust and upper mantle is the...

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Core

• Crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

________ is hot, liquid rock UNDER Earth's surface.

• Magma

• Lava

• Igneous rock

• Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

________ is hot, liquid rock ON Earth's surface.

• Magma

• Lava

• Igneous rock

• Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Mt. St. Helens was a _________ - gassy eruption than Mt. Kiluaea.

• More

• Less

A region where two plates are moving TOWARD each other is called a...

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A region where two plates are moving AWAY from each other is called a...

• Transform plate boundary

• Trench

• Subduction zone

• Divergent plate boundary

California is on a __________ plate boundary, where two plates are sliding past each other.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3