Rocks, Minerals, Layers of the Earth, and Plate Tectonics Review

Metamorphism happens when

• Rock is deposited in layers

• Rock is melted

• Rock is eroded

• Rock is exposed to high heat and pressure

For the following characteristic,

does it apply to a rock, a mineral, both, or Neither?

Is useful to people

• Rock

• Mineral

• Both

• Neither`

What layer of the Earth is the most dense?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

For the following characteristic,

does it apply to a rock, a mineral, both, or Neither?

Crystalline structure

• Rock

• Mineral

• Both

• Neither`

What happens when oceanic crust converges with continental crust?

• The oceanic crust subducts

• Folded mountains are formed

• The continental crust subducts

• A ridge is formed

For the following characteristic,

does it apply to a rock, a mineral, both, or Neither?

Goes through a cycle

• Rock

• Mineral

• Both

• Neither`

Sea floor spreading is

• When oceanic crust converges with continental crust

• When limestone is deposited on the ocean floor

• When new rock is formed at an ocean ridge

• When new rock is formed at an ocean trench

What type of fossil is this?

• Mold

• Trace

• Cast

• Old

For the following characteristic,

does it apply to a rock, a mineral, both, or Neither?

Made from inorganic sources

• Rock

• Mineral

• Both

• Neither`

Fossil A is buried deeper than fossil B. Which one is older?

• Fossil A

• Fossil B

• Cannot be determined