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FCAT Review Test - Rock Cycle
Multiple Choice
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Write the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement on the line provided.
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1. Which of the following is true about rocks?
a. Rocks are composed of only one mineral. c. Coal is not considered a true rock.
b. Rocks do not contain any mineral matter. d. Most rocks are a mixture of minerals.
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2. The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock’s
chemical composition is called
a. exfoliation.
c. chemical weathering.
b. mechanical weathering.
d. erosion.
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3. What is a fault?
a. a place on Earth where earthquakes cannot occur
b. a fracture in Earth where movement has occurred
c. the place on Earth’s surface where structures move during an earthquake
d. another name for an earthquake
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4. Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis stated that all the continents once joined together to form
a. two major supercontinents.
b. two major supercontinents and three smaller continents.
c. one major supercontinent.
d. three major supercontinents.
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5. Magma forms when solid rock in the crust and upper mantle
a. partially melts.
c. vaporizes.
b. crystallizes.
d. cools.
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6. All of the energy that drives Earth’s rock cycle comes from
a. the wind.
b. Earth’s interior and the sun.
c. the breakdown of organic matter.
d. the movement of water over Earth’s surface.
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7. The rock cycle includes all of the steps EXCEPT which of the following?
a. Magma or lava cools.
b. Sediments melt deep beneath Earth’s surface.
c. Extreme heat and pressure form metamorphic rocks.
d. Rocks at Earth’s surface are broken down into smaller pieces.
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8. A rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface is called an
a. intrusive metamorphic rock.
c. extrusive sedimentary rock.
b. intrusive igneous rock.
d. extrusive igneous rock.
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9. Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes responsible for the formation of
sedimentary rocks?
a. erosion, weathering, compaction, cementation, deposition
b. compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion
c. deposition, cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering
d. weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
____ 10. Most metamorphic processes take place
a. several hundred kilometers below Earth’s surface.
b. a few kilometers below Earth’s surface.
c. just below Earth’s surface.
d. on Earth’s surface.
____ 11. Which of the following weathering processes involves the constant freezing and thawing of water?
a. unloading
c. frost wedging
b. exfoliation
d. spheroidal weathering
____ 12. Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the rate of weathering in rocks?
a. evolution
c. climate
b. rock characteristics
d. amount of exposed area
____ 13. What is an earthquake’s epicenter?
a. the place on the surface directly above the focus
b. a spot halfway between the focus and the surface
c. the spot below the focus
d. any spot along the nearest fault
____ 14. A seismogram shows that P waves travel
a. at the same speed as surface waves.
b. more slowly than S waves.
c. at the same speed as S waves.
d. faster than S waves.
____ 15. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of S waves?
a. They travel more slowly than P waves.
b. They are also called longitudinal waves.
c. They shake particles at right angles to their direction of travel.
d. They cannot be transmitted through water or air.
____ 16. What measurement for earthquakes do scientists use most often today?
a. seismic scale
c. moment magnitude scale
b. Richter scale
d. epicenter magnitude scale
____ 17. A tsunami can occur when there is vertical movement at a fault under
a. a mountain range.
c. the ocean floor.
b. the San Andreas Fault.
d. a small inland lake.
____ 18. Earth’s thin, rocky outer layer is its
a. core.
b. mantle.
c. crust.
d. outer core.
____ 19. What does Earth’s crust and uppermost mantle form?
a. asthenosphere
c. lithosphere
b. hydrosphere
d. atmosphere
____ 20. What evidence supports Wegener’s hypothesis?
a. The same mammal species exist on different continents.
b. Major rivers on different continents match.
c. Land bridges still exist that connect major continents.
d. Fossils of the same organism have been found on different continents.
____ 21. Which of the following does NOT occur at a subduction zone?
a. The leading edges of both plates are bent downward.
b. Oceanic crust is pushed down into the mantle.
c. One oceanic plate moves into another oceanic plate.
d. One continental plate moves into an oceanic plate.
____ 22. According to the theory of plate tectonics, the
a. asthenosphere is divided into plates.
b. lithosphere is divided into plates.
c. asthenosphere moves over the lithosphere.
d. asthenosphere is strong and rigid.
____ 23. What is t- 10he average movement of lithospheric plates?
a. 5-10 in. per year
c. 5-10 cm per year
b. 50 in. per year
d. 50 cm per year
____ 24. What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying the
lithosphere?
a. divergent boundary
c. transform fault boundary
b. convergent boundary
d. transitional boundary
____ 25. What causes the thermal convection that drives plate motion?
a. seafloor spreading
c. gravity
b. differences in temperature and density
d. subduction
____ 26. As the temperature of lava increases,
a. its viscosity decreases.
b. it begins to harden.
c. its viscosity increases.
d. it can flow a much shorter distance.
____ 27. What type of volcano is fairly symmetrical and has both layers of lava and pyroclastic deposits?
a. a cinder cone volcano
c. a pyroclastic volcano
b. a shield volcano
d. a composite cone volcano
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