Ev Sci Ch 12 Test

The interior of the earth composed of a dense hot mass of metal...

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Ocean

The hot pliable layer of rock within the earth...

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Ocean

The outermost layer of the earth...

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Ocean

Giant plates on the earth's crust that slide slowly across the surface are known as....

• Tectonic Plates

• Magma

• Continents

• Shelves

Molten rock on earth is generally known as...

• Magma

• Crater

• Mantle

• Convection

When plates grind past eachother...

• Earthquakes occur

• Continents break apart

• Trenches form

• A divide occurs between landmasses

Oceanic and continental plates colliding together, causing the continental plate to ride up over the sea floor while the ocean plates is pushed down to the mantle is known as...

• Earthquake

• Subduction

• Submersion

• Trenches

Naturally occurring inorganic solid with a specific chemical composition and a specific internal crystal structure...

• Rock

• Mineral

• Element

• Magma

Solid, cohesive aggregate of one or more minerals...

• Rock

• Mineral

• Magma

• Lava

The cycle of creation, destruction, and metamorphosis of rock is diagrammed by...

• Rock cycle

• Magma

• Plate tectonics

• Igneous