Homework 9 Due 12/12 (Earth midpoint review)

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This layer contains the upper mantle and the crust.

• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Lithosphere
• Core

You live, breathe, and eat on this layer.

• Outer Core
• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Crust

The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?

• Oxygen and Silicon
• Silicon and Magnesium
• Nickel and Iron
• Iron and Magnesium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How are scientist able to estimate the thickness of each layer of the Earth?By studying __________

•  radio waves
• sonar waves
• laser waves
• seismic waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3