Geologic Processes - Test Review

What layer of the Earth is made of liquid metal that rotates and generates Earth's magnetic field?

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Crust

Which of the following is correct?

• Metamorphic rocks form from intense heat and pressure that occurs beneath Earth's surface.

• Igneous rocks form from sediments compacting and cementing together.

• Sedimentary rocks form from lava cooling.

• Metamorphic rocks form from weathering and erosion.

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Mountains form ....

• at convergent boundaries where two plates meet head on.

• at divergent boundaries where two plates move away from each other.

• at transform boundaries where two plates slide past each other.

• where igneous rocks pile up after volcanic eruptions.

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At which type of plate boundary interaction do earthquakes occur most frequently?

• transform boundaries where plates slide past each other.

• transform boundaries where plates move away from each other.

• convergent boundaries where two plates push into each other.

• divergent boundaries where two plates slide past each other.

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Which layer of the earth is known for being the thinnest and having the lowest density?

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Inner Core

Which of the following best explains how volcanoes form on Earth?

• Volcanoes form from transform boundaries where plates slide past each other.

• All mountains are potential volcanoes if an opening forms at the top.

• At divergent boundaries where plates pull apart from each other allowing magma to rise to the surface.

• At subduction zones where tectonic plates are pushed/pulled by the convection currents in the mantle.

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What type of heat transfer occurs in the mantle of the Earth that is responsible for pulling/pushing tectonic plates like a conveyor belt?

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• subduction

At which plate boundary would new oceanic crust form?

• New (young) oceanic crust never forms.

• convergent; plates push into each other creating a new seafloor

• divergent; magma rises and cools to form a new seafloor

• transform; plates slide past each other forming a new seafloor

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Which of the following best describes convection currents in the mantle?

• Hot rocks expand and rise towards the crust, cool rocks sink towards the outer core.

• Cool rocks expand and rise towards the crust, hot rocks sink towards the outer core.

When two plates push into each other this is called a _________ boundary, which forms __________.

• convergent; earthquakes

• convergent; mountains

• divergent; mid-ocean ridges

• transform; earthquakes

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