Earth History Quiz Review

This layer of the Earth is found between the core and the crust.

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

The driving force of the tectonic plates are convection currents, where can these be found?

• inner core
  inner core
• crust
• mantle
• outer core

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Which layer has a part that is thick  with a clay-like consistency that transfers heat through convection?

• Crust
• Mantle
• Core
• All of them

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A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Extrusive Rock
• Igneous Rock

As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?

• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Extrusive Igneous
• Intrusive Igneous

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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

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The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• magma, lava, crystals

Rocks that form from colling magma inside Earth?

• Igneous intrusive

• Igneous extrusive

• Metamorphic foliated

• Metamorphic nonfoliated