Earth science reading checks

Which TWO terms can describe the rock that is the surface of the Earth

• crust

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• core

• mantle

What is unique about the outer core?

• hottest layer

• only liquid layer

• it is the only layer made of pure metal

• it is the only layer where the material can flow like putty

which of the following materials makes up most of the core?

• aluminum

• iron

• diamonds

• molten rock (magma)

In which layer does the Earth's magnetic field originate?

• outer core

• asthenosphere

• crust

• lithosphere

What is one method scientists have used to analyze the Earth's core?

• measuring seismic waves produced by earthquakes

• mathematically calculating iron content

• sending probes to the core

• measuring electrical charges

which statement is true about how rocks and minerals are related

• rocks and minerals are unrelated

• minerals are made of rocks

• rocks are made of minerals

• rocks and minerals are the same thing

metamorphic

• rock that is formed through heat and pressure

• rock that is cooled from molten material

• rock that is formed through smaller pieces of other rock or material

igneous

• rock that is formed through heat and pressure

• rock that is cooled from molten material

• rock that is formed through smaller pieces of other rock or material

sedimentary

• rock that is formed through heat and pressure

• rock that is cooled from molten material

• rock that is formed through smaller pieces of other rock or material

What does the rock cycle demonstrate

• rocks are formed in early phases and permanently end up as a new type of rock

• the physical properties of a rock can change over time but the chemical properties cannot

• all rocks regularly undergo all steps described

• any classification of rock is capable of turning into any other rock type

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