ECESD: Earth Space Science-Shaping the Earth

Which of the following best describes the way that all rocks begin?

• They are caused by heat and pressure.

• They are pressed together from smaller particles.

• They are formed as magma pushes to the Earth's surface and cools

• They are broken down by weathering.

Which scientists study rocks, metals and minerals from the Earth?

• biologists

• geologist

• archaeologists

• paleontologists

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What can scientists learn by studying layers of rock in the Earth?

• the way different rocks are formed

• how diamonds are formed

• The age of Earth materials found in layers

• where the rock cycle begins

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How do glaciers change the surface of the Earth?

• Rocks frozen underneath glaciers carve the land

• Glaciers break into icebergs when they reach the ocean.

• Glaciers cover the North and South Poles.

• Glaciers can melt quickly and cause flooding.

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Which of the following occurs when the plates of rock that form Earth's surface slide back and forth?

• tornado

• earthquake

• hurricane

• volcano

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Which of the following is the best definition of magma?

• a frozen mass of ice

• liquid diamonds

• melted rock deep inside the earth

• a large, solid stone

What could best be added to explain how sedimentary rocks are formed?

• come out of volcanoes

• broken down by weathering

• pushed under continental plates

• start in the Earth’s core

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What do igneous rocks become when they break down and settle into layers?

• metamorphic rocks

• sand

• sedimentary rocks

• magma

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