Rock Cycling and Plate Tectonics

Gneiss is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

• Compaction

• Layering

• Cementation

• I don't know

Which layer of the Earth consists of tectonic plates?

• asthenosphere

• mantle

• mesosphere

• lithosphere

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

• Albert Einstein
• Alfred Wegener
• Isaac Newton
• John Dalton

Subduction means.....

• one plate goes under another plate

• two plates slide past each other

• two plate collide and form folded mountains

There are three types of sedimentary rock.

• True

• False

What is happening at point B?

• subduction
• a divergent boundary
• convection
• an earthquake

Conglomerate is an example of...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic