Earth and Rocks Review

Which layer are the tectonic plates on?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of Earth do scientists believe is most likely made of solid metals?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which of the layers are in the correct order? (outermost to the center)

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

As rock gets buried through tectonic movement, the pressure and heat causes these types of rocks to form.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Igneous rock is formed when

• magma cools

• erosion layers rock

• Rock composition changes do to plate burial

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A model showing the processes that create and change rock.

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Rock Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion

• weathering

• sediments