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Earth's Interior, Minerals, and Rocks

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the water in the air, oceans, rivers, lakes, ice caps, soil, rocks, and organisms of Earth.

a)

biosphere

b)

fresh water

c)

atmoshpere

d)

hydrosphere

2.

Portion of Earth’s system that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface.

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

3.

A layer of gas surrounding planet Earth, held in place by gravity and composed of a limited number of elements, primarily nitrogen and oxygen.

a)

biosphere

b)

salt water

c)

hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere

4.
Which layer of Earth is mostly a rocky shell?
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
5.
Which is the correct order of layers of Earth from center to surface?
a)
outer core, inner core, mantle, crust
b)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
c)
crust, inner core, outer core, mantle
d)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
6.

Diamond is the hardest mineral.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
8.

Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

magma

9.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
d)
soil
10.
Rock formed from materials that have settles into layers from weathering
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
11.
What is the small broken down pieces of rock called?
a)
dirt
b)
grime
c)
sediment
d)
popcorn
12.
What is the LEAST useful way to identify a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
color
d)
density
13.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
14.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
15.

A rock made of magma that cools inside the Earth and contains large crystals?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Magma

16.

The process for sedimentary rocks DO NOT include:

a)

Cementation

b)

Cooling

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

17.

Fossils are a form of:

a)

mineral

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

18.
What is the inner most layer of Earth?
a)
core
b)
outer core
c)
inner core
d)
asthenosphere
19.
Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them are the same size
20.

Which of these statements best describes the relationship difference between minerals and rocks?

a)

Most minerals are made of rocks.

b)

Most rocks are made of minerals.

c)

Rocks are solid, but minerals are not.

d)

Rocks are found on Earth’s surface, but minerals are not.