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  • Which layer is the Mantle?
    C
  • What type of boundaries create the land form shown in the image?
    Convergent (Continental-Continental)
  • Which plate represents the Pacific Plate?
    B
  • Which type of rock is shown in the image?
    Sedimentary
  • Trenches are formed when one plate is subducted under another one. What is another land form that could be created by subduction.
    Volcano (Volcanic Arc)
  • Which layer of earth is solid and the densest?
    Inner Core
  • What process causes sedimentary rocks to turn into sediments?
    Weathering/Erosion
  • How do metamorphic rocks form?
    Heat and pressure
  • Mr. Halpin found a glassy rock that was made of magma that had cooled inside the earth. What type of rock did he find?
    Igneous
  • Mr. Washington found a rock that had many wavy layers made from being heated and pressured over time. What type of rock did he find?
    Metamorphic
  • How does igneous rock form?
    From lava or magma cooling and hardening
  • What type of boundaries create the land form shown in the image?
    Convergent (Continental-Continental)
  • Which plate boundary has two plates sliding past each other creating a fault?
    Transform
  • Which site shows where the Pacific and Antarctic Boundary meet?
    3
  • Which two plates meet at site number 1?
    Pacific and North American plate
  • Which layer is made of tectonic plates?
    Lithosphere
  • Which boundary type causes major earthquakes?
    Transform
  • Which plate represents the Indo-Australian plate?
    D
  • Which type of rock is shown in the image?
    Metamorphic
  • What type of boundary creates a mid ocean ridge?
    Divergent
  • Which layer is the outer core?
    B
  • Which layer represents part of the lithosphere?
    D
  • How are sedimentary rocks formed?
    By compacting/cementing sediments
  • Which layer of the earth is liquid?
    Outer Core
  • Which type of rock is shown in the image?
    Igneous
  • Which plate represents the Nazca plate?
    C
  • Which type of boundary is shown in the image?
    Transform
  • Ms. Rummel found a rock made of sand and pebbles that had been compacted and cemented together. What type of rock did she find?
    Sedimentary
  • Which layer of the earth is semi-solid?
    Asthenosphere
  • Which layer of the earth is the thickest?
    Mantle