Layers of Earth, Rocks, Minerals, Rock Cycle

The thickest layer of Earth

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

The thinnest layer of Earth

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• crust

The continental crust is thicker than the oceanic crust

• True

• False

The continental crust is more dense than the oceanic crust

• True

• False

This is the only liquid layer of Earth

• mantle

• crust

• outer core

• inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This layer of Earth is responsible for Earth's magnetic field

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which is a characteristic of ALL minerals?

• Made by inorganic (nonliving) processes

• naturally occuring

• crystal structure

• all of these

If a mineral has a mass of 5g and a volume of 2.5 cm3, it has a density of _______.

• 2.0 g/cm3

• 2.5 g/cm3

• 4 g/cm3

• 5 g/cm3

To identify an unknown mineral, what properties would you want to test?

• hardness

• streak

• density

• all of these

The building blocks of all rocks

• crystals

• minerals

• fossils

• ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1