U5 interim review-geology

The theory of plate tectonics revolutionized scientific thought because it

• mapped the pattern and frequency of earthquakes.

• demonstrated how tidal forces affect coastlines.

• explained the movement of oceanic and continental crusts.

• explained the mineral differences between continents

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When scientists proposed the theory of continental drift, there were many skeptics. Which discovery confirmed that the continents move on plates?

• deep-sea currents

• explained the mineral differences between continents.

• earthquake formation

• spreading of the sea floor

• sedimentary rocks

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The part of the rock cycle that transforms compressed rock formed from sea organism shells into a harder, denser rock is

• sedimentary rock becoming metamorphic rock

• igneous rock becoming sedimentary rock.

• igneous rock becoming metamorphic rock.

Coal is solid rock that began as organic material that was deposited in a swamp. The formation of coal suggests that

• geologic processes continue over millions of years.

• coal is formed from magma that has solidified over time.

• coal is made mostly of skeletal remains of animals.

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Oceanic crust is composed mainly of basalt. Continental crust is composed mainly of granite. Why does oceanic crust generally tend to subduct under continental crust when plates collide?

• coal is formed from magma that has solidified over me.

• geologic processes continue over millions of years.

• The oceanic crust is thicker than the continental crust.

• The continental crust is denser than the oceanic crust.

• it quickly becomes petrified when water is removed.

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Marta was studying a diagram of the rock cycle. She wanted to know what could cause a sedimentary rock to become a metamorphic rock. Select the two processes that must occur in order for a sedimentary rock to change into a metamorphic rock.

• heating and pressure

• compaction

• melting and erosion

Hawaii is composed mainly of volcanoes with gentle slopes and large surface areas. Select all of the characteristics that best describe the lava these volcanoes have released.

• heating

• low viscosity

• relatively cool

• relatively fluid

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which of these parts of the geologic process that changes metamorphic rock into sedimentary rock?

• erosion and deposition

• faulting and displacement

• volcanic eruption

Which of these are parts of the geologic process that changes metamorphic rock into sedimentary

rock

• faulting and displacement

• erosion and deposition

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which of the following best explains why earth is tectonically active

• Earth’s solid surface layer sits on a layer of semimolten rock that slowly flows.

• Earth’s solid surface layer rotates more rapidly than the layers beneath it.

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