Geology Quiz grade 5

The thin layer of the earth is called the

• mantle

• core

• crust

• soil

The center of the earth is called the

• mantle

• crust

• core

• soil

Most of the earth's mass is the

• mantle

• crust

• core

• soil

An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth is called

• a mineral

• crust

• rock

• vein

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A substance made of things that were never alive is

• organic

• luster

• synthetic

• inorganic

The characteristic of a mineral to break along smooth, straight lines of flat sheets is called

• fracture

• streak

• color

• cleavage

The color of the mark made when a mineral sample is rubber on a harder surface is called the

• fracture

• streak

• color

• cleavage

Rock formed by heat and pressure deep below the earth's crust is called

• conglomerate

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Rock formed when layers of sediment and organic material harden is called

• conglomerate

• igneous

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

Rock formed from magma or volcanic activity is called

• conglomerate

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1