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Plate Tectonics and Rock cycle
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T/F Geological processes form rock
True
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T/F Rocks can break down into sediments
True
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What is MOST likely to occur at a transform plate boundary?
earthquakes.
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T/F Geological processes form rock
True
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Lithosphere plates move towards each other at which type of plate boundary?
convergent plate boundary
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T/F New lithosphere is always forming on top of large mountains
False
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Plate tectonics refers to the theory that _________.
Earth's surface is made up of lithospheric plates that have moved over time.
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Plates move away from each other at______.
divergent boundaries
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T/F Earth's lithosphere moves around but is never destroyed
False
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Explain how sediments become sedimentary rock.
Sediments are pressed and glued together over long periods of geological time.
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New lithosphere is MOSTLY created at what type of plate boundary?
divergent
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What provides evidence for the theory of plate tectonics?
fossils, rock layers, and gps measurements that show the plates are moving
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This describes the process in which one rock type becomes another rock type
rock cycle
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T/F Old lithosphere is destroyed and new lithosphere is formed over time
True
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The process in which one plate is being pulled under another plate is called _____.
subduction
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Continental drift is the idea that__________.
the continents were once joined together to form a large landmass, have moved over time.
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Where do most metamorphic rocks form?
Deep underground
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The three types of rocks are classified by _____.
how they are formed
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Most earthquakes happen more frequently at
plate boundaries
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T/F Rocks can't change from sedimentary to metamorphic
False
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T/F Subduction provides enough heat and pressure to change a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock
True
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What is convection?
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter of different temperatures.
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