Question 1

What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Answer

Sedimentation

Answer

Metamorphism

Answer

Erosion

Question 2

What type of rock is formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava?

Accepted Answer

Igneous rock

Answer

Granite

Answer

Metamorphic rock

Answer

Sedimentary rock

Question 3

What is the process called by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Answer

Lithification

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Fossilization

Question 4

What type of rock forms from the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary rock

Answer

Igneous rock

Answer

Metamorphic rock

Answer

Basalt

Question 5

What do we call the boundary where two tectonic plates meet?

Accepted Answer

Plate boundary

Answer

Mid-ocean ridge

Answer

Hotspot

Answer

Fault line

Question 6

Which layer of the Earth is known for its solid, outermost part?

Accepted Answer

Crust

Answer

Outer core

Answer

Mantle

Answer

Inner core

Question 7

Which mineral is the most abundant in the Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

Feldspar

Answer

Quartz

Answer

Calcite

Answer

Mica

Question 8

What natural process involves the movement of sediments from one location to another?

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Compaction

Answer

Metamorphism

Answer

Weathering

Question 9

What type of rock is formed under extreme heat and pressure?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic rock

Answer

Basalt

Answer

Sedimentary rock

Answer

Igneous rock

Question 10

What is the term for the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

International Date Line

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

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