Open Notes Quiz

The cool, rigid, outermost layer of the Earth is called

• asthenosphere

• mantle

• lithosphere

The inner core has an average temperature of

• 3000 C (1600-4000 F)

• 4000-5000 C (4000-9000 F)

• 5000-6000 C (9000-11000 F)

What process creates sediments

• sedimentary rock

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

Any type of rock can be changed into sediments by

• heat and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• melting

A naturally occurring inorganic solid with a fairly constant chemical composition and crystal structure is known as

• metamorphic rock

• mineral

• sediment

An example of an igneous rock is

• marble

• obsidian

• limestone

An example of metamorphic rock is

• marble

• sandstone

• basalt

Plate division of the lithosphere that includes most of the landmass of Europe and Asia

• Europe Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

Theory that describes plate movement and how it affects the Earth's geologic features

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Pangea

• Theory of the Rock Cycle

What plate is between the Pacific Plate and African Plate on the map?

• South American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Antarctic Plate