Question 1
Which of the following processes would need to occur before an igneous rock could be transformed into sedimentary rock?
Crytallization
Weathering
Rapid cooling
Intense heating
Exposure to intense pressure

Question 2
Which of the following is most dense?
asthenosphere
continental crust
core
mantle
oceanic crust

Question 3
The innermost core of the Earth can best be characterized as
light.
liquid.
metallic solid.
rigid.
solid.

Question 4
Which of the following does not accompany volcanic activity in the Pacific Northwest?
slab pull
subduction
ocean ridge
mountain building
convergent boundary

Question 5
What process leads to mineral formation?
Cooling of magma
Deposition of sediment
Erosion of rock
Lithification of sediment
Weathering of rock

Question 6
Which of the following contributes to the movement of tectonic plates?
push of newly formed crust
pull of subducting plate
weathering of continental crust
I only
III only
I and II
II and III
I, II, and III

Question 7
Which of the following is considered evidence for continental drift?
mineral deposits across the Atlantic
similar fossil types across the Atlantic
similar rock types across the Atlantic
I only
II only
I and II
I and III
II and III

Question 8
Which of the following formed at a convergent plate tectonic boundary?
Marianas Trench
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Molokai fracture zone
San Andreas fault
Great Rift Valley