Geology Vocabulary

Which is the definition for geosphere?

• Earth’s rigid outer shell, including the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle

• the solid earth, including rocks, minerals, and soil

• partially molten flowing layer of Earth, located below the solid part of earth’s mantle

What is the lithosphere?

• the solid earth, including rocks, minerals, and soil

• partially molten flowing layer of Earth, located below the solid part of earth’s mantle

• Earth’s rigid outer shell, including the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle

What is the name for the partially molten flowing layer of Earth, located below the solid part of earth’s mantle?

• magma

• igneous rock

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

What is the molten material found beneath Earth’s crust that forms rocks and minerals when it cools?

• magma

• lava

• intrusive igneous rock

What is lava?

• partially molten flowing layer of Earth, located below the solid part of earth’s mantle

• molten material found beneath Earth’s crust that forms rocks and minerals when it cools; large crystals when it cools slowly, and small crystals when it cools quickly

• intrusive or extrusive rock formed by the solidification, cooling, and crystallization of magma; can be classified by mineral composition

• magma that flows out onto earth’s surface; usually from a volcano eruption

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Which is the best definition for weathering?

• solid particles deposited on earth’s surface that can form sedimentary rocks through processes such as erosion, deposition, weathering, and lithification

• movement of weathered materials from one location to another; movement of the materials is caused by water, glaciers, wind, and gravity

• processes that breaks down and changes rocks on or near earth’s surface; can be mechanical or chemical; the rate is influenced by different factors such as temperature, and precipitation

To cause to change texture, size, or chemical composition, but remains solid is ____

• erosion

• deposition

• metamorphose

• bedding

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What is the movement of weathered materials from one location to another by water, glaciers, wind, and gravity?

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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These rocks are intrusive or extrusive, are formed by the solidification, cooling, and crystallization of magma, and can be classified by mineral composition

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

What are sediments?

• rocks whose minerals are squeezed under high pressure and arranged in wavy layers or bands

• solid particles deposited on earth’s surface that can form sedimentary rocks through processes such as erosion, deposition, weathering, and lithification

• movement of weathered materials from one location to another

• processes that breaks down and changes rocks on or near earth’s surface; can be mechanical or chemical