5.7 Earth Review

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

• cementing and compacting

• weathering and erosion

• cooling and hardening

• heat and pressure

Shelly is classifying rocks in her collection. She knows that limestone often contains fossils. In which category would these rocks be classified?

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

• granite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Pumice is formed when lava from a volcano cools. Which rock type is pumice?

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Gaseous Rock

• Igneous Rock

The presence of an animal fossil in a rock gives evidence of

• what hunting behaviors the animal used

• how many babies the animal had

• exactly when the animal was born

• the time period the animal lived in

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What layer of Earth is located just below the crust?

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Continental Shelf

Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

What kind of material makes up the Crust?

• solid rock

• solid iron and nickel

• liquid iron and nickel

• magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What kind of material makes up the Mantle?

• solid rock

• solid iron and nickel

• liquid iron and nickel

• magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What kind of material makes up the outer core?

• solid rock

• solid iron and nickel

• liquid iron and nickel

• magma

What kind of material makes up the inner core?

• solid rock

• solid iron and nickel

• liquid iron and nickel

• magma