Geological Process Quiz

What is the theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere?

• Plate Tectonics

• Pangea

• Continental Drift

• Big Bang Theory

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Igneous rock

• Volcanic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates move away from each other?

• Transform plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

What is the process of one tectonic plate moving under another tectonic plate at a convergent boundary?

• Subduction

• Submersion

• Expansion

• Erosion

Which type of rock is formed from the accumulation and compression of sediment?

• Sedimentary rock

• Volcanic rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

What is the process of one tectonic plate moving towards another tectonic plate at a convergent boundary?

• Erosion

• Submersion

• Subduction or collision

• Expansion

Which type of rock is formed from the alteration of existing rock through heat, pressure, or chemical processes?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Volcanic rock

• Metamorphic rock

What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates move towards each other?

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

What is the process of one tectonic plate sliding past another tectonic plate at a transform boundary?

• Diagonal sliding

• Rotational sliding

• Vertical sliding

• Horizontal sliding