The Changing Earth

The layer of the earth that includes the crust and the rigid top part of the mantle is known as the ________.

• lithosphere

• erosion

• hydrosphere

• core

When sedimentary rock is changed by the heat or pressure, it forms _______.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• mineral

• atmosphere

The _________ is the layer of gases that surrounds the earth.

• Clouds

• Erosion

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

The ___________ describes how rocks can change from one form to another.

• water cycle

• rock cycle

• hydrogen cycle

• carbon dioxide

Soil can be lost from a farm field through a process called ___________.

• deposition

• weathering

• mantle

• erosion

The process that directly causes deltas to form is _________.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• displacement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The _________ is the center layer of this earth.

• core

• crust

• mantle

• atmosphere

The layer of the Earth above the core is called the ________.

• crust

• mantle

• erosion

• inner core

The water part of the Earth's surface is called __________.

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most earthquakes occur when a _________ moves.

• mineral

• core

• plate

• ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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