PRAXIS 5005: Science Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Igneous Rock - Correct Answer -formed when hot magma cools beneath the
ground
or
lava cools above the ground
forms crystal like/ glassy rocks
ex: granite, pumus, basalt
Sedimentary Rock - Correct Answer -Changed by pressure
does not involve heat
Usually near water/ involves water
sometimes contain fossils
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, forms from previously weathered and erroted material which may have been
igneous, sedimentary, rock metamorphic rock.
ex: dolemite, limestone, sandstone
Metamorphic Rock - Correct Answer -Has been changed by great heat and
pressure
altered, partially remelted
ex: slate, marble
Plate tectonic theory - Correct Answer -Lithosphere is made up of major and minor
plates
Sit on viscous (thick fluid) part and move with it
Three types of plate boundaires - Correct Answer -1. Transform boundaries: they
slide past each other causing friction/ earthquakes
2. Divergent boundaries: two plates that pull away from each other/ creates new
crust
3. Convergent boundaries: plates push into each other/ one goes under called
subduction
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Questions and Answers
Igneous Rock - Correct Answer -formed when hot magma cools beneath the
ground
or
lava cools above the ground
forms crystal like/ glassy rocks
ex: granite, pumus, basalt
Sedimentary Rock - Correct Answer -Changed by pressure
does not involve heat
Usually near water/ involves water
sometimes contain fossils
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, forms from previously weathered and erroted material which may have been
igneous, sedimentary, rock metamorphic rock.
ex: dolemite, limestone, sandstone
Metamorphic Rock - Correct Answer -Has been changed by great heat and
pressure
altered, partially remelted
ex: slate, marble
Plate tectonic theory - Correct Answer -Lithosphere is made up of major and minor
plates
Sit on viscous (thick fluid) part and move with it
Three types of plate boundaires - Correct Answer -1. Transform boundaries: they
slide past each other causing friction/ earthquakes
2. Divergent boundaries: two plates that pull away from each other/ creates new
crust
3. Convergent boundaries: plates push into each other/ one goes under called
subduction
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