Geoscience Test

Choose the answer that shows the Earth's layers from the CENTER to the SURFACE

• core, outer core, inner mantle, outer mantle, asthenosphere, lithosphere
• lithosphere, inner mantle, outer mantle, asthenosphere, core, outer core
• outer core, inner core, outer mantle, inner mantle, lithosphere, asthenosphere
• Asthenosphere, lithosphere, outer mantle, inner mantle, outer core, Core
• Core, outer core, outer mantle, inner mantle, asthenosphere, lithosphere

Which is the layer of the earth that contains the Crust?

• Core
• Asthenosphere
• Lithosphere
• Mantle
• outer mantle

which layer of the earth do we live on ?

• Core
• mantle
• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• oceanic crust

What is a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment?

• Cementation
• Metamorphic rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Extrusive igneous rock

What is the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Deposition
• Cementation
• Erosion

What is a rock that forms from the fast cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface?

• Erosion
• Extrusive igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock

What is the process by which rock material, sand, and soil can be moved by water and wind?

• Compaction
• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering

Select which statements are true about what is shown in the picture below.

• This is Earth millions of years ago
• Pangaea
• South America and Africa fitting together like puzzle pieces
• the outlines of countries are added just to give perspective
• This is not Earth

Select the statements that are true about this image

• it shows what North America might've looked like 450 million years ago
• It shows that Arkansas used to be underwater
• it shows most of the United States used to be underwater
• the Eastern mountains (Appalachia) were not underwater, even when most of the country was underwater
• it shows that Texas used to be a blue state

What is the process that presses sediments together?

• Erosion
• Compaction
• Deposition
• Cementation