Mr. Chun's Rocks

The substance that is melted rock below the ground is called what?

• Magma

• Sediment

• Gas

• Water

What are the particles of weathered rock called?

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Rocks

• Minerals

This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

This is the type of rock that forms when earth processes change the texture and heat and pressure are applied.

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Rock Cycle

These are traces or remains of a once-living thing sometimes found in sedimentary rocks.

• Rocks

• Sediments

• Fossils

• Minerals

This is the type of rock that forms from sediment that gets cemented or pressed together under pressure.

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Rock Cycle

This is the type of rock that forms from magma or lava hardening.

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Rock Cycle

What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 

• Mantle
• Innercore
• Outercore
• Crust

Which best describes the asthenosphere?

• molten metal
• dense, solid metal ball
• solid that flows
• dry land and ocean floor

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1