Rocks and Layers of the Earth

What layer is shown by letter D?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

What layer of Earth contains the plates that cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

• The asthenosphere which is solid with the core.

• The asthenosphere which contains the crust and mantle.

• The lithosphere which contains the crust and outer core.

• The lithosphere which contains the crust and upper mantle.

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Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True

• False

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What type of rock is made of loose particles of clay, sand, gravel, shells, plant pieces, etc.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• minerals

• sedimentary rock

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What property is most helpful in identifying a rock?

• color

• mineral content

• hardness

• volume

Rocks are made of minerals, and they are formed in different ways. According to the diagram, how igneous rocks formed?

• Wastes deposited by plants and animals decompose and weather.

• Other rocks experience intense heat and pressure.

• Molten rock cools and turns solid.

• Sand and other particles are buried, compacted, and cemented together.

Rocks are made up of one or more

• minerals

• gases

• energy sources

• living organisms

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Most rocks are

• mixtures of minerals.

• mixtures of cells

• compounds made of minerals

• compounds made of cells

The diagram shows the basic materials and processes involved in the rock cycle. Which of the following processes moves rock materials across the surface of the Earth?

• compaction

• melting

• erosion

• crystalization

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Which part of the cycle is missing?

• melting

• crystallization

• mineral integration

• sedimentation