Common Assessment Spiral 2

Why is the earth not getting larger if the seafloor is spreading?

• because earthquakes destroy crust

• because as new crust is made at a mid ocean ridge in another location subduction destroys old crust

• because volcanoes erupt and create new crust

• because the continental crust converges with other continental crust new mountains are formed

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which rock best fits this description?

• - Composed of several cemented pieces of minerals and organic particles

• - Contains a fossil

• -Found near Earth's Surface

• topaz

• apatite

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

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James found an object on the ground at his farm. The object was heavy, cool to the touch and brown. He took it home and broke it in half. The object had shell fossil and many different layers of color inside.

Did James find a rock or mineral?

• rock

• sediment

• neither

• topaz

What is the most likely reason that the bones of a Mesosaurus are found on the eastern coast of Africa?

• flooding

• geographic isolation

• plate tectonics

• analogous structure

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Which best classifies the sample?

-Composed of several cemented pieces of minerals and organic particles

-Contains a fossil

-Found near Earth's surface

• topaz

• apatite

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

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Which of the following correctly lists the steps of sedimentary rock formation?

• Particles are compacted and cemented into new sedimentary rock. -> High heat and pressure compact large rock into sediment -> Particles are compacted and compacted and cemented into new sedimentary rock

• Wind and water move and move and help the sediment particles collected-> High heat and pressure compact large rocks into sediment.->Particles are melted and cooled into new sedimentary rock.

• High heat and pressure compact large rocks into sediment -> Particles are compacted and cemented into new sedimentary rocks. Wind and water move and help the sediment particles collected

• Weathering and erosion break down large rocks into sediment.-> Wind and water move and help the sediment particles collected -> Particles are compacted and cemented into new sedimentary rock.

The Rock Cycle is best described as

• A singular process that occurs on the Earth's surface, crust and mantle that creates rock

• Riding one's bicycle on rocky ground

• A series of processes occurring on the Earth's surface, crust, and mantle that change rock from one kind to another

• The washing cycle in which a person beats his or her clothes with a rock to get them clean.

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Study the rock cycle and check all the boxes below that apply to activities in the rock cycle that change rock.

• Weathering

• Lightning

• Melting

• Heat and Pressure

• Erosion

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What rock is made from heat and pressure?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Hard rock

What rock is made from volcanic activity?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Heavy metal rock