Earth Layers and the Rock Cycle Lesson

Earth Layers and Rock Cycle

All layers of the Earth can be classified into two categories.

Multiple Select

What are the two categories of Earth Layers

• Compositional

• Compound

• Mechanical

• Kinetic

Compositional Layers

The elements that each layer is composed of

Multiple Select

What are the compositional layers of Earth?

• Core

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Crust

• Mantle

Compositional Layers (3): Innermost to Outermost layer

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust (oceanic and continental)

Mechanical Layers

The way in which the layers behave (move) due to pressure and heat

Poll

Which does not belong to the mechanical layers?

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Core

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

Mechanical Layers (5): innermost to outermost layer

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mesosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

Multiple Choice

Which layer makes up the upper part of the mantle and the crust?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

Earth Layers

Multiple Choice

Which layer is composed of liquid metal?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

Multiple Choice

Which does not belong?

• Conglomerate

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

What are the three types of rocks?

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rocks

Multiple Choice

Igneous rock is created from the _________ of lava/magma

• heat

• pressure

• cooling

Multiple Choice

Which rock is created from extreme heat and pressure, but DOES NOT melt?

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Magma

Sedimentary rocks are formed from

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Cementation

Multiple Choice

In order for rock to become magma, it has to ______

• cool

• crystalize

• melt

• weathered

Multiple Choice

Magma has to ______ in order to become an igneous rock

• melt

• cool

• pressure

• compact

Multiple Choice

Where is metamorphic rock found?

• A volcano

• A coral reef

• deep underground

• bottom of the ocean

Fill in the Blank

In order for a metamorphic rock to be converted to a sedimentary rock, which of the following must occur FIRST?

Poll

Fossils are most likely found in which type of rock?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Fill in the Blank

______________ rock is made from cementation of sediments