Geosphere Test Review

What type of rock is formed from cooling magma?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Which rock is formed when heat and pressure act on other rocks?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

When sediment gets compacted and cemented together, a ____________ rock forms.

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

What is the main idea of the rock cycle?

• Rocks continually change from one type to another

• Once rocks are destroyed, they cannot reenter the cycle

• Rocks must always follow the same pathway through the cycle

• One type of rock will never change into another type of rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Weathering breaks rocks into small pieces called

• magma

• lava

• sediment

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The rock cycle is a process that shapes which sphere?

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The slow-moving, plastic-like layer of the Earth is called the

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• crust

• inner core

Which layer of the Earth has the highest temperature and pressure?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The layer of the Earth that is made of molten metal is the

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

The layer of the Earth that is broken into plates that move is the

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• outer core

• inner core