TEST UNIT 3 (5º)

How do we call the solid part of the Earth?

• Geosphere

• Geology

• Geography

When a mineral break down and leave an uneven surface, we call it ________

Metamorphic rocks are sedimentary or igneous rocks transformed over time by intense ______ and pressure

What is the name of the scale we use to determine the hardness of a mineral?

• Mohs scale

• Moe’s scale

• Hardness scale

What is the hardest mineral of the ten that make up the scale?

Relief is the term we use for the differences in ________ between place to place

• temperature

• height

• wind

Fossils are commonly found in _____ rocks

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

What is the easiest mineral to scratch?

What are the four main characteristics that we have seen to classify minerals?

• Colour, lustre, cleavage and fracture, hardness

• Colour, shine, size, hardness

• Colour, lustre, break, scratch

The ________ is the top layer of the geosphere. It is thinner than the other layers.

• Crust

• Inner core

• Mantle