The geosphere interacts with the other spheres primarily through the _________________ cycle?

• water

• life

• rock

• nitrogen

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?

• liquid at room temperature

• solid

• inorganic

• naturally occuring

All rocks are made of

• minerals

• crystals

• metal

• rock particles

The type of rock that comes from lava or magma.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• ingenuous

This type of rock is changed by heat and pressure.

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• metabolic

This type of rock is formed from broken down pieces of other rock.

• ingenious

• metabolic

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

This is the most common mineral on Earth.

• Plagioclase

• Quartz

• Oxygen

• Biotite

Which soil horizon might be the best for growing plants?

• C

• B

• A

• All of the above

This is the outer most layer of the geosphere

• mantle

• crust

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

This layer of the Earth is located just beneath the crust

• upper mantle

• lower mantle

• continental crust

• oceanic crust