Minerals and Rocks Review

If a metamorphic rock has bands, this is classified as

• non-foliated

• intrusive

• foliated

• extrusive

Which part(s) of Earth's interior has two distinct layers?

• Crust

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust and Core

What is an example of a mineral?

Which is Earth's thinnest layer?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What is the most dense layer in the Earth?

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

Heat in the core and the  _________________   cause  _________________   _________________, which help to cycle material on Earth.

• crust, earthquakes

• mantle, convection currents

• mantle, heat and pressure

• core, convection currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the two different types of crust?

• inner and outer

• asthenosphere and lithosphere

• continental and oceanic

• hot and cold

Which statement best identifies the substance whose characteristics are listed in the table?

• It is not a mineral because it is a solid.

• It is not a mineral because it doesn't have a crystal structure.

• It is a mineral because it occurs naturally.

• It is a mineral because it forms only organically.

How many layers are there in the Earth?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What causes the crystals in gneiss to line up in bands?

• deposition

• pressure

• erosion

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2