DiPietro-Vocabulary

Which layer or section of the earth is soft and the solid part of the mantle that is made of rock?

• Crust
• Outer Core
• Asthenosphere

Which layer or section of the earth is the liquid metal layer of the Earths Core?

• Inner Core
• Outer Core
• Asthenosphere

Which layer or section of the earth is the solid metal center of our planet?

• Inner Core
• The Ring of Fire
• Lithosphere

Which layer or section of the earth is thin, solid, and the outer layer of our Earth. Hint: You are on it now.

• Asthenosphere
• Crust
• Mantle

Which layer or section of the earth is the thickest layer made of semi-solid rock?

• Asthenosphere
• Crust
• Mantle

Which layer or section of the earth is made up of the crust and the semi-solid upper mantle.

• Asthenosphere
• Crust
• Lithosphere

Which is the process of sediments that are glued and hardened into rock?

• Sedimentation
• Igneous
• Cementation

Which is the process of pressure from rocks and soil that presses sediments together?

• Metamorphic
• Compaction
• Cementation

____________________ is the process where sediments that are floating in water are deposited.

• Sedimentation
• Igneous
• Cementation

Check ALL of the answer choices that apply: Which are the three processes of Sedimentary Rocks? (Hint: 3 answers should be selected)

• Sedimentation
• Igneous
• Cementation
• Metamorphic
• Compaction