6.10 ABC Earth's Spheres, Layers, Rock Cycle

Hurricanes are powerful storms that can create damaging winds and heavy rain. They form in the ocean where warm water and air interact. When hurricanes form, which two spheres are interacting? TEKS 6.1G, 6.10A

• atmosphere and biosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• hydrosphere and atmosphere

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A student created a model to show Earth’s interior.

How would you change the model to make it more accurate? TEKS 6.2A, 6.10B

• Combine the inner and outer cores to form one layer.

• Draw the mantle thicker and the crust thinner.

• Add the biosphere on top of the crust.

• No improvement is needed. The model is correct.

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Carbon cycles through Earth’s different spheres, similarly to how water does. Many of our carbon-based energy resources, such as coal and oil, are found in Earth’s crust. Then, we use the energy from these resources by burning them. This transfers the carbon to the atmosphere where it either stays or is absorbed by the oceans and the biosphere. The chart shows where scientists think carbon is found because of our energy use.

Which claim correctly describes what happens to most of the carbon released from energy use? TEKS 6.2B, 6.3C, 6.10A

• Most of it moves into the atmosphere then into the hydrosphere.

• Most of it moves into the atmosphere and stays there.

• Most of it moves into the atmosphere then into the biosphere.

• Most of it moves into the atmosphere then into the geosphere.

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The diagram shows different paths taken during the rock cycle.

Which process needs to occur to change the metamorphic rock, schist, into sand and clay sediments? TEKS 6.10C

• weathering and erosion

• compaction and cementation

• heat and pressure

• melting and crystallization

A geologist wants to collect igneous and metamorphic rock samples. Which location would be the best for finding these two rock types together? TEKS 6.10C

• at the bottom of a lake

• at the bottom of the ocean

• near a volcano

• inside a cave

Which statement correctly describes Earth’s layers? TEKS 6.10B

• The crust is solid, and the inner core is liquid.

• The mantle is liquid, and the outer core is solid.

• The crust and inner core are both solid.

• The mantle and the outer core are both liquids.

A class is making a model of Earth’s four spheres. They will use blue construction paper to represent the sky. They have cotton balls and green construction paper to make clouds and trees. They will make a river out of blue yarn.

Which material is needed to complete the model?

• green yarn for grass

• brown felt for soil

• white felt for snow

• red yarn for a bird

Which process is involved in forming both metamorphic and sedimentary rocks?

• cementation

• crystallization

• heat

• pressure

A class took a trip to Padre Island National Seashore. A student took the photograph shown

Which of the following answer choices correctly identifies the systems in the photograph?

• A-atmosphere; B-hydrosphere; C-geosphere; D-biosphere

• A-hydrosphere; B-geosphere; C-biosphere; D-atmosphere

• A-geosphere; B-hydrosphere; C-atmosphere; D-biosphere

• A-biosphere; B-atmosphere; C-hydrosphere; D-geosphere

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Sandstone is formed when sediment is deposited on the ocean floor. Quartzite is a metamorphic rock made from sandstone.

What processes transform sandstone into quartzite?

• uplift, erosion

• melting, cooling, crystallization

• high-pressure exposure, high-temperature exposure

• weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation