Geology

a mineral's resistance to being scratched

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• density

the color of the powder left by a mineral when it is rubbed against a hard, rough surface

• luster

• streak

• crystalline

• composition

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core

Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...

• along the coast
• along tectonic plate boundaries
• in the Arctic
• in the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The _________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.

• outer core
• inner core
• mantle
• crust

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

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

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals
• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic

Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...

• lava

• magma

• igneous rock

• minerals

Series of natural processes by which rocks are slowly

changed from one kind of a rock to another.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

• rock cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1