Science Midterm Review

What does the diagram represent?

• The structure of a volcano

• The layers of the Earth

• The water cycle

• The solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which layer is located at a depth of 2,900 km according to the diagram?

• Crust

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the depth of the Earth's inner core as shown in the diagram?

• 2,900 km

• 5,100 km

• 6,378 km

• 1,000 km

What type of rock is formed in layers by the compaction and cementation of small pieces of rocks, shells, or remains of plant and animal matter?

• Metamorphic rock

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Intrusive rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What type of rock is formed by the changing of existing rocks under tremendous heat, pressure, and chemical reactions?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

Crystals are formed by which of the following?

• Cooling of magma beneath the earth’s crust or once dissolved mineral that is left behind as a liquid evaporates

• Compaction and cementation of sediments

• Chemical reactions that change existing rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Mineral #2 can be identified as?

• Calcite

• Fluorite

• Sphalerite

The Texture of a rock is the look and feel of the rock; based on the size, shape, and pattern of the grains (particles of minerals or other rocks that make up a rock).

• True

• False

Igneous Rock

• Form from magma or lava that cools

• Are extrusive rock formed from lava on Earth’s surface

• Form in layers buried below Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Metamorphic Rock are

• Classified according to how the grains in the rock are arranged

• Most form deep underground

• Form through erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation