Earth's Surface Review!

Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into _____.

• Chemial rock
• Gemstones
• Metamorphic rock
• Sedimentary rock

In which type of rock would you most likely find fossils?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Angiedaddy's Rock

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The movement of these two continents can be explained by

• plate tectonics

• volcanoes

• magnetic changes

• coastal flooding

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Weathering is when rocks and sediment

• break down

• move

• stay in the same place

• are dropped in a location

What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 

• Mantle
• Innercore
• Outercore
• Crust

The outer core is composed of what two elements?

• Iron and Nickel

• Iron and Helium

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Hydrogen and Nickel

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Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

• increases
• decreases
• goes up and down depending on the layer
• stays the same

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Which is the correct order of Earth’s layers starting from the surface?

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

Near which location is an earthquake most likely to occur?

• the equator

• ocean basins

• plate boundaries

• the middle of a continent

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Which event most likely caused the formation of mountain ranges on Earth?

• tectonic plates pulling apart

• tectonic plates pushing together

• tectonic plates sliding past each other

• tectonic plates breaking into small pieces

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