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WorksheetsReview Rocks, Minerals, and Earth's Interior
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of these rocks contains fossil remains?
Limestone
Conglomerate
Breccia
Rock salt
Which of the following is a type of rock formed from solidified lava?
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock
Fossilized rock
What minerals make up of sandstone?
Slate
Sandstone
Diorite
Quartz
What is the difference between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?
How they were formed.
Their mineral composition
The time they were made.
None of the above.
How is the hardness and density of each gemstone determined?
The internal arrangement of atoms.
Geological formation time.
Oxygen content.
Natural abundance.
What are the two methods to identify a metamorphic rock?
Bands and cementation.
Compaction and density.
Alignment of minerals and bands.
Pressure and color.
What two processes directly lead to the formation of both gaps
and conglomerates?
Fusion and solidification
Heat and pressure
Compaction and cementation
Evaporation and precipitation.
What is the difference between Magma and Lava?
Lava is found below the surface. Magma is found above the surface.
Magma is found below the surface. Lava is found above the surface.
All of the above.
What is the difference between rocks and minerals?
Rocks are made of minerals.
Rocks are made of atoms.
Minerals are made of elements.
Elements are made of atoms.
The diagram represents a model of the surface and internal structure of the Earth. The letters A, B, C, and D represent four different layers. Some depths below the Earth's surface are shown. Which layer of the Earth is inferred to be composed of solid nickel and iron?
A
B
C
D
At what depth below the Earth's surface is the interface between the Earth's outer core and the more rigid mantle located?
700 km
2900 km
2000 km
5100 km
What layer is liquid?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
What layer of the Earth's interior is inferred to be composed of solid iron and nickel?
asthenosphere
stiffer mantle
outer core
inner core
What is the part of the crust that is thin, dense, young, and made of basalt?
Continental crust
Mantle
Granite crust
Oceanic crust
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of the layers of the Earth?
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
