Topic 8 Review

What two things increase deeper inside Earth's interior?

• temperature and pressure

• weathering and erosion

• erosion and deposition

• seismic waves and rock samples

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What two main types of evidence do scientists use to study the unseen interior of earth?

• rock samples and seismic waves

• weathering and erosion

• erosion and deposition

• temperature and pressure

Heat in the core and mantle cause __________.

• convection currents

• lots of warm stuff

• nothing

• pressure

Which process acts on Earth's surface to break rocks, like granite, into pieces that gets carried away and dropped by the wind?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

Metamorphic rock forms as a result of what TWO things in Earth's interior?

• heat and pressure

• gravity and the sun

• weathering and erosion

• erosion and deposition

A rock sample contains tiny pieces of other rocks that are cemented together. Is it an igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock?

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Which of the following leads most directly to the production of igneous rock?

• formation of magma

• cementation of rocks

• weathering of rocks

• deposition of sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What causes Earth's magnetic field?

• movement in the liquid outer core

• vibrations in the solid inner core

• volcanoes

• seismic waves

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is the rock that forms Earth's outer layer?

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

Which layer of Earth is below the crust?

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

• core