Rock Cycle Vocabulary

Which system includes all of the water on Earth?

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Which system includes the gasses above the Earth's surface and above the ocean?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Which system includes all living organisms on Earth?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Which system includes all of the rock material within Earth's layers?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Which type of energy transfer uses direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which type of energy transfers thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which type of energy transfers energy (heat and light) through space?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which type of rock is formed when sediments are compacted and cemented together?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Which type of rock is formed from melted rock (magma or lava) crystallizing (cooling) and hardening?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Which type of rock is formed when other rocks are put under extreme heat and pressure deep in Earth's crust?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic