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WorksheetsEarth's Interior, Minerals, and Rocks
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
All of the water in the air, oceans, rivers, lakes, ice caps, soil, rocks, and organisms of Earth.
biosphere
fresh water
atmoshpere
hydrosphere
Portion of Earth’s system that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface.
geosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
A layer of gas surrounding planet Earth, held in place by gravity and composed of a limited number of elements, primarily nitrogen and oxygen.
biosphere
salt water
hydrosphere
atmosphere
Diamond is the hardest mineral.
True
False
Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
magma
A rock made of magma that cools inside the Earth and contains large crystals?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Magma
The process for sedimentary rocks DO NOT include:
Cementation
Cooling
Deposition
Erosion
Fossils are a form of:
mineral
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
Which of these statements best describes the relationship difference between minerals and rocks?
Most minerals are made of rocks.
Most rocks are made of minerals.
Rocks are solid, but minerals are not.
Rocks are found on Earth’s surface, but minerals are not.
