SOL 5.8 Earth's Surface Framework Quizs

What type of rock forms from magma or lava cooling and hardening?

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• volcanic rock

Which rock forms when rocks are exposed to heat and pressure?

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Volcanic

What causes movement of material within the Earth?

• Earth's internal energy and thermal energy.

• Gravitational pull from the Moon.

• Wind patterns and atmospheric pressure.

• Ocean currents and tides.

What do plate tectonics describe?

• Movement of the Earth's crust.

• Formation of ocean currents.

• Circulation of the atmosphere.

• Growth of mountain ranges.

How are materials moved and deposited on Earth?

• By volcanic activity and lava flow

• By water and wind (erosion) and deposited as sediment (deposition).

• By tectonic plate movement and earthquakes

• By human activity and construction

What are the products of weathering?

• Clay, sand, rock fragments, and soluble substances.

• Only clay and sand.

• Rock fragments and minerals only.

• Soluble substances and gases.

What is a crack in the land where movement has occurred?

• Fault

• Crevice

• Cleft

• Fissure

What do we call it when tectonic plates pull apart?

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary

• subduction zone

What are the interrelated parts of the Earth system?

• Atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere.

• Lithosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, and magnetosphere.

• Atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and exosphere.

• Hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and thermosphere.

Where are most earthquakes and volcanoes located?

• At the boundaries of tectonic plates (faults).

• In the center of tectonic plates.

• Underneath large cities.

• On the ocean floor.