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When are continental mountain ranges formed?
At a convergent boundary between oceanic plates,
Tectonic plates move over hot spots. Which of the following are most associated with hot spots?
The Ring of Fire is an area along the edge of the Pacific Ocean with many volcanoes. Most of the volcanoes are formed as a result of one tectonic plate sliding underneath another tectonic plate. Which of these geologic areas is where rock is recycled by one tectonic plate sliding underneath another tectonic plate?
The picture below shows a portion of a mountain range between the Indian and Eurasian plates called the Himalayas, which has some of the tallest mountains in the world.
When do these types of mountains form?
The model below shows how mountains build on Earth's crust through the movement of tectonic plates X and Y.
When does this type of mountain building occur?
Which of these observations describes evidence of folding within Earth's surface?
The picture below shows a simple model of the rock cycle. Use the picture to answer any questions that follow.
What drives the transformation at point 4?
A class is exploring seafloor spreading. The students want to learn more about how igneous rock is formed deep within the bottom of the ocean. Which type of plate boundaries should the student’s study in order to understand seafloor spreading?
The sand found along the Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida originated in granite formed from slowly cooling magma in the Appalachian Mountains. When this sand is buried and compacted, it will become sandstone. The sandstone may be moved deeper underground where it will be subjected to heat and pressure to become quartzite. What is the rock cycle for this sequence of transformations?
Susan found a box of old rocks in her garage. They had large crystals and were labeled "continental crust". What type of rocks were they?
The picture shows a piece of slate, a type of rock that forms when shale rock is exposed to heat and pressure deep under Earth's surface for thousands of years.
Using this information, what type of rock is slate?
The processes responsible for changing sediments into sedimentary rock are compaction and
Directions: The pictures below show the continents moving on Earth's surface over time. Use the picture to answer any questions that follow.
Which theory does this picture depict?
Crust is neither formed nor destroyed along which type of boundary?
Which type of rock is formed by the cooling of liquid magma?
In the rock cycle, one form of rock can be changed into another through various events that occur in the layers of Earth. Which statement describes the connection between plate tectonics and the creation of new rock by the rock cycle?
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock are formed and recycled in the rock cycle by several processes. Which physical processes are at work in the formation of sedimentary rock?
In the early twentieth century, many geologists and meteorologists contributed ideas to the theory of plate tectonics. What evidence did they cite to show that the plates in Earth's crust were not fixed?
What is empirical evidence?
What must always be present in order to form a true scientific explanation?
Colleen is curious about how mountains have formed throughout Earth's history. Which investigation would be the best way for Colleen to explore how mountains are formed by the folding of layers in Earth's crust?
How does sedimentary rock from the ocean floor sometimes end up high in the mountains?
Why is it necessary to control all but one variable when an experiment is conducted?
For the results of an investigation to be accepted, what must be true?
A scientist repeated trials of an experiment ten times. What is the most likely reason that the scientist repeat the experiment so many times?
