Earth Science

Which layer of the earth is the thinnest? 

• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Outer Core
• Crust

If Marble is a rock that has large crystals and formed by exposure to high heat and pressure, what type of rock is it?  

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Sediment

When magma is cooled and solidified it becomes what type of rock?

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary
• conglomerate

Which of the following has the layers of Earth in order from outside to inside?

• lithosphere, outer core, inner core, asthenosphere 
• inner core, outer core, lithosphere, asthenosphere
• outer core, asthenosphere, lithosphere, inner core
• lithosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, inner core

Which of the following explains how mountains are formed?

• Plates collide at divergent boundaries causing the crust to push upward.
• Plates collide at convergent boundaries causing the crust to push upward.
• Plates slide past each other at transform boundaries causing the crust to push upward.
• Plates collide at convergent boundaries causing the mantle to push upward

What is the name of plate B?

• Eurasian
• North American
• South American 
• Indo-Australian

What is the name of Plate A

• North American Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Eurasian Plate
• South American Plate

What is the name of Plate A

• North American Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Eurasian Plate
• South American Plate

What is the name of Plate C?

• North American Plate
• Nazca Plate
• African Plate
• Pacific Plate

What is the name of plate G?

• North American Plate
• South American Plate
• Nazca Plate
• Eurasian Plate