Earth Science Test

Front

What are the two types of crust?

Back

Continental and oceanic.

Front

What occurs at a divergent boundary?

Back

Plates pull apart.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What type of rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago?

Back

Sedimentary rock.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates come together?

Back

Convergent Boundary.

Front

What type of rock is formed after lots of time, pressure, and heat?

Back

Metamorphic rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust.

Front

What is the layer of the Earth beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle.

Front

What is the core of the Earth primarily made of?

Back

Iron and nickel.

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?

Back

Igneous rock.