Geology Review

Name the four layers of the Earth from the inner most layer to the outer most layer.

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

Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

• crust
• mantle
• inner core
• outer core

Iron and nickel make up the Earth's core. Which part of the core is a solid ball?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

How is metamorphic rock formed?

• heat and pressure
• magma, hardened and crystallized
• compaction and cementation
• weathering and erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How is sedimentary rock formed?

• heat and pressure
• magma, cooled and hardened
• compaction and cementation
  
• weathering and erosion

What can we tell by studying fossils and layers of rock?

• what state we are in
• how the Earth has changed over time
• how animals adapted
• we don't study fossils

What makes fossils?

• plants
• animals
• other living organisms
• all choices listed

Where are fossils most likely found?

• on the surface of dirt
• sedimentary rock
• igneous rock
• rocky soil

This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock started as molten magma then cooled. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic