Worksheets6th grade Unit 9 Earth Materials
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What state of matter is the inner core?
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solid
d)
plasma
2.
Gneiss is a type of metamorphic rock which is formed through _____________________ and __________________________.
a)
melting and cooling
b)
weathering and erosion
c)
heat and pressure
d)
freezing and thawing
3.
Just below the crust is the layer of Earth called the asthenosphere, which allows earthquakes and volcanoes to occur on Earth’s ________________.
a)
crust / surface
b)
upper mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
4.
Coal and limestone are classified as sedimentary rocks because their formation involves the _______________________ of material over time.
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
pressure
5.
Granite is a igneous rock because it cools slowly from ________________ which allows large crystals to form.
a)
dirt
b)
sand
c)
sediments
d)
magma
6.
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
upper mantle
d)
crust
7.
Marble is created from limestone which has gone through a period of extreme ____________________ and ____________________.
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
weathering and cementation
d)
compaction and cooling
8.
The coolest layer of the Earth is the farthest from the ______________ . (one of the layers).
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lower mantel
d)
upper mante
9.
Studying the temperature of volcanoes would help us learn more about the temperature of what layer of Earth?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
10.
Metamorphic rock can become magma through the process of _______________________.
a)
cementation
b)
weathering
c)
freezing
d)
melting
11.
Magma becomes igneous through the process of ______________________.
a)
cooling
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
d)
cementation
12.
Igneous rock can become sediments through the process of _____________________ which breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.
a)
melting
b)
cooling
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
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