Unit 8 Quiz 1: Structure of the Earth

What type of instruments have been used to measure the depth of the mantle?

• deep oil wells

• instruments that detect earthquakes

• instruments that measure pressure

• instruments that detect heat

If allowed to grow naturally, minerals will form:

• conglomerates

• layers

• rocks

• crystals

Heat and pressure can change limestone into marble. Marble is a(n):

• igneous rock

• conglomerate rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

The deepest landforms on earth are:

• in the Grand Canyon

• on the ocean floor

• found in Asia

• part of the mantle

The mantle is:

• hotter than the core

• thinner than the crust

• part of the lithosphere

• divided into three parts

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Which of the following is a mineral made of only one element?

• gold

• calcite

• limestone

• quartz

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The hardest mineral known to people is:

• slate

• diamond

• granite

• quartz

Granite and basalt are:

• igneous rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• sedimentary rocks

• elemental rocks

The word "dull" describes a mineral's:

• luster

• streak

• cleavage

• color

An igneous rock is made from:

• cooling magma

• small pebbles cemented together

• erosion and weathering

• other types of rock