Earth Science

process of rocks changing into other types of rocks

• recycling

• rock cycle

• water cycle

• weathering

Shifting pieces of the Earth's crust are called

• tectonic plates
• volcano
• magma
• island

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

Convection currents are in what layer?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

List the layers from the outer layer to the center

• Mantle, crust, outer core, inner core

• Outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

• Crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

• Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

HOW WELL DO YOU READ THE QUESTIONS? We are in our Earth Science Unit. What unit are we in?

• Weather

• Planets

• Earth

• Precipitation

What best describes the mantle of Earth?

• a thin layer that is located on the surface

• a solid layer made of iron and nickel

• the largest layer between the crust and outer core

• the smallest layer that is made up of molten rock

Rocks are classified as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary according to

• their color.

• how they formed.

• their shape.

• the minerals they contain.

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

• Outer Core
• Mantle
• Inner Core
• Crust