8th Grade Geology Assessment

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18 questions
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What Processes can Occur in the Rock Cycle?

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Which of the Following is Not a Layer of the Earth?

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Tectonic Plates that Move Toward Each Other Form Mountains

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What Explains How Sections of Earth's Crust Collide, Slide Past Each Other, or Move Apart?

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These Have Fromed, Reformed, & Moved Over Time

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Which of the Following are Metamorphic Rocks?

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The Geologic Time Scale Was Deveolped to Organize the Major Eras of Earth's History

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Where are Older Rock Layers Found?

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Most Fossils are Found in Sedimentary Rocks.

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A Fault is Always _______ Than the Sedimentary Rock Layers it Cuts Through.

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Relative Dating is Used to Determine if an Object is Older or Younger than Another Object.

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What is Hot Liquid Rock on the Earth's Surface Called?

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A ______ is a Naturally Occuring Chemical Compound with a Specific Composition.

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The Process by Which Energy is Transferred from a Warmer Object to a Cooler Object by Means of Physical Contact.

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A Process by Which Energy is Transferred in Gases & Liquids, Occurring When a Warmer, Less Dense Area of Gas or Liquid is Pushed up by a Cooler, More Dense Area of Gas or Liquid.

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The Process by Which an Oceanic Tectonic Plate Sinks Under Another Plate into Earths Mantle is Known as Subduction.

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Rift Valleys are Deep Valleys Formed as Tectonic Plates Move Apart. Select all Locations that Have/Are Rift Valleys.

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What is Geology?