Unit 2 Earth Structures

The process where rock breaks into smaller pieces.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Exfoliations

Fill in the blank. Heat and pressure cause sediments to turn into solid ___________ rock.

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

_________ rock is created when heat and pressure change one type of rock into a different type of rock.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Fill in the blank. Molten rock (lava or magma) cool into solid _______ rock.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which is the innermost layer of Earth?

• Earth’s innermost layer is the lithosphere.

• Earth’s innermost layer is the lithosphere.

• Earth’s innermost layer is the asthenosphere.

• Earth’s innermost layer is the core.

Which phrase best describes the crust?

• he innermost layer of Earth’s interior below the mantle

• the hot, slow-flowing layer of Earth’s interior above the core

• the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth

• the innermost layer of Earth’s interior below the mantle

What are the three most common elements in Earth’s continental crust and oceanic crust?

• aluminum, carbon, and hydrogen

• silicon, magnesium, and oxygen

• oxygen, silicon, and aluminum

• carbon, oxygen, and silicon

Which is an example of a rapid change resulting from a tectonic plate movement?

• Formation of an ocean trench

• Mountain Range Formation

• Seafloor spreading

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of volcano has gently sloping sides and erupts nonexplosively?

• Composite bolcano

• Pyroclastic volcano

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone volcano

What is magma?

• Solid rock below the Earth's surface

• Molten rock above the Earth's surface

• Molten rock below the Earth's surface

• Volcanic ash