The Rock Cycle
What process changes igneous rock into metamorphic rock?
A. melting
B. erosion and compaction
C. cooling and hardening
B. erosion and compaction
BOMB
What is the main source of energy for Earth's climate?
A. the sun
B. the wind
C. ocean tides
A. the sun
What is the main reason fossil fuels are considered non renewable?
A. they are expensive to use
B. they take millions of years to form
C. they cannot be burned
B. they take millions of years to form
STEAL
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
A. Earth's continents float on water
B. Earth's crust is divided into moving plates
C. Earth's core is shrinking
B. Earth's crust is divided into moving plates
BOMB
What scale is used to measure the strength of earthquakes?
A. Richter scale
B. Celsius scale
C. Beaufort scale
A. Richter scale
What type of rock forms when magma cools and solidifies?
A. metamorphic
B. igneous
C. sedimentary
B. igneous
BOMB
Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas formed from:
a. volcanic rocks
b. ancient plant and animal remains
c. water and wind erosion
b. ancient plant and animal remains
SWAP
Which of these is a disadvantage of renewable resources?
A. they depend on environmental conditions
B. they pollute the air
C. they are always expensive
A. they depend on environmental conditions
POISON
A subduction zone occurs when...
A. two continental plates pull apart
B. lava cools quickly
C. an oceanic plates sinks beneath another plate into the mantle
C. an oceanic plates sinks beneath another plate into the mantle
POISON
What often causes a tsunami?
A. a large storm
B. a landslide on a mountain
C. an underwater earthquake
C. an underwater earthquake
Sedimentary rocks often contain...
A. fossils
B. large crystals
C. hot lava
A. fossils
Which of the following is a natural resource used to generate electricity without producing greenhouse gases?
A. coal
B. natural gas
C. wind
C. wind
POISON
What is one environmental problem caused by using fossil fuels?
A. increased rainfall
B. air pollution
C. loss of minerals
B. air pollution
A boundary where two plates collide and may form mountain ranges is called...
A. convergent
B. divergent
C. transform
A. convergent
Which of these is a human action that reduces the effects of natural disasters?
A. ignoring evacuation warnings
B. planting crops near volcanoes
C. designing hurricane and earthquake resistant buildings
C. designing hurricane and earthquake resistant buildings
BOMB
What happens when sediments are compacted and cemented together?
A. igneous rock forms
B. sedimentary rock forms
C. sedimentary rock forms
C. sedimentary rock forms
Which of the following is a benefit of recycling natural resources?
A. increases the need for mining
B. uses more energy than producing new materials
C. reduces waste and conserves resources
C. reduces waste and conserves resources
SWAP
True or false: Water is a renewable resource.
A. True
B. false
A. true
BOMB
A boundary where two plates pull apart, sometimes causing rifts and seafloor spreading, is called...
A. convergent
B. divergent
C. transform
B. divergent
STEAL
A. warm, moist air meeting cold, dry air
B. ocean waves
C. earthquakes
A. warm, moist air meeting cold, dry air
What is the name of the process that carries sediments away?
A. weathering
B. cementation
C. erosion
C. erosion
STEAL
Water, sunlight, wind, and trees are considered...
A. nonrenewable resources
B. renewable resources
D. minerals
B. renewable resources
SWAP
A. true
B. false
A. true
A type of boundary where two plates try to slide past one another, and sometimes causes an earthquake, is called...
A. convergent
B. divergent
C. transform
C. transform
POISON
True or false: Sometimes we have earthquakes in Arkansas.
A. true
B. false
A. true