Which two layers make up the lithosphere?

Which of the following statements is true about the inner core?

In which layer of the Earth would you find convection currents?

This layer of the Earth has been described as having characteristics like plastic.

This layer of the Earth is made up of the Continental and Oceanic _________.

What is the only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid metal?

As we travel deeper into the Earth which of the following is true:

The order of the layers of the Earth from the inside to the outside is

Which letter correctly identifies the area of Earth called the inner core?

An illustration of the major tectonic plates is provided. Which of the labeled plates in the illustration is the Eurasian Plate?

Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle

Which crust subducts because it is denser than other crust?

The San Andres Fault is an example of what plate boundary type?

This plate boundary moves away from another.

The Himalayan Mountains are an example of which plate boundary?

The Great Rift Valley in Africa is an example of what plate boundary type?

This plate boundary collides into another.

This plate boundary slides past another.

What occurs when oceanic crust and continental crust collide?

What is created when continental and continental crust collide?

What is created at a divergent plate boundary?

This type of boundary creates a subduction zone.

Tectonic Plate movement is caused by ______________.

A divergent boundary in the ocean creates what feature?

Sedimentary rocks are made up of

Identify the rock type: A volcano erupts and sends lava shooting into the air. This lava cools to form a(n) _____.

According to the diagram, how does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?

This type of igneous rock remains inside the Earth.

This type of igneous rock can be found on the crust. 

When heat or pressure causes one rock to change into a new type of rock, we call these rocks _____.

Each major group of rocks follows only one pathway in the rock cycle.

A series of processes on Earth´s surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes from one kind to another is called

During the rock cycle, a collision between two continental plates could force one plate down toward the heat of the mantle, producing

The name of a person that studies rocks and the earth.

Conglomerate forms from pebbles that are cemented together. Which type of rock is this?

Gneiss is a rock that forms from high pressure and temperatures. What type of rock is this?

Obsidian forms when lava cools rapidly. What type of rock is this?

Granite forms from the slow crystallization of magma below Earth's surface.

What is letter A?

What is letter B?

What is letter C?

Igneous rocks are considered the beginning of the rock cycle

because they start as liquid magma.

True or False: Hardness describes a mineral's ability to resist scratching.

Scientists use mineral ________________ to identify and classify minerals.

Which one is not a property used to identify minerals?

Mass divided by volume

The _______________________ of a mineral can be metallic or nonmetallic.

Can Talc scratch a Diamond?

Can Quartz scratch Feldspar?