Quiz about Earth's Structure and Rock Cycle

Question 1

What are the most basic layers of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

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Land, Ocean, Sky, Wind

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Upper mantle, Lower Mantle, Core

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Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mantle

Question 2

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Extrusive

Question 3

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Organic

Question 4

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

Accepted Answer

Melting and cooling

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Extreme heat and pressure

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Compaction and cementation

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Weathering and erosion

Question 5

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

Accepted Answer

Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Compaction

Question 6

True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 7

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

Compaction

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Cementation

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 8

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

Accepted Answer

cementation

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compaction

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deposition

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organic rock

Question 9

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 11

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

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Brown, Red, Gray

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Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Question 12

The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

Accepted Answer

Lithosphere

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Mesosphere

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Mantle

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Crust

Question 13

The process by which eroded materials are dropped off in another place.

Accepted Answer

deposition

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meander

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sediment

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glacier

Question 14

What are some of the most common elements is the Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum, Iron

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Hydrogen, Copper, Gold, Oxygen

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Oxygen, Titanium, Brass, Iodine

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Neon, Plutonium, Thorium, Boron

Question 15

True or False

The order of the Earth's layers from the outside to the inside is;

Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 16

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

Accepted Answer

Inner Core

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Outer Core

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Mantle

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Crust

Question 17

Which layer of the earth do we live on?

Accepted Answer

Crust

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Mantle

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Outer Core

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Inner Core

Question 18

Why is the inner core solid?

Accepted Answer

the pressure

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its unknown

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what it's made of

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it is colder than the outer core

Question 19

Identify each layer - #19.

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outer core

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mantle

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lithosphere

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inner core

Question 20

This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 21

What is the most common element in the Earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

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Other

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Silicon

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Iron

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