EEN Final Exam Review 2022

Which rock type is formed by the melting and cooling of magma/lava?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

When rocks are broken down due to acids or other chemicals, changing their composition in the process, this is called ________________.

• mechanical weathering

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• biological weathering

Which rock type is formed from the weathering, erosion, deposition, and compaction of rocks and sediment?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

The process by which water physically breaks down rock in a freeze/thaw cycle.

• Frost Wedging

• Acid Rain

• Biological Weathering

• Hydrolysis

True or False? Density differences are the driving force behind deep-ocean currents.

• True

• False

_____________ moves magma underneath Earth's crust, causing tectonic plates to move.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Subduction

• Convection

What type of rock forms when another rock undergoes intense heat and pressure?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

Which features are most likely to form at oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries?

• Mid-ocean Ridges

• Rift Valleys

• Volcanic Island Arcs

• Mountains

Which land features are most likely to occur at divergent plate boundaries?

• Mountains

• Ocean Trenches

• Mid-ocean Ridges

• Volcanic Island Arcs

True or False? Geothermal energy is the process by which Earth's internal heat is used to generate electricity.

• True

• False