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Review Rocks, Minerals, and Earth's Interior

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these rocks contains fossil remains?

a)

Limestone

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Breccia

d)

Rock salt

2.

Which of the following is a type of rock formed from solidified lava?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

d)

Fossilized rock

3.

What minerals make up of sandstone?

a)

Slate

b)

Sandstone

c)

Diorite

d)

Quartz

4.

What is the difference between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?

a)

How they were formed.

b)

Their mineral composition

c)

The time they were made.

d)

None of the above.

5.

How is the hardness and density of each gemstone determined?

a)

The internal arrangement of atoms.

b)

Geological formation time.

c)

Oxygen content.

d)

Natural abundance.

6.

What are the two methods to identify a metamorphic rock?

a)

Bands and cementation.

b)

Compaction and density.

c)

Alignment of minerals and bands.

d)

Pressure and color.

7.

What two processes directly lead to the formation of both gaps

and conglomerates?

a)

Fusion and solidification

b)

Heat and pressure

c)

Compaction and cementation

d)

Evaporation and precipitation.

8.

What is the difference between Magma and Lava?

a)

Lava is found below the surface. Magma is found above the surface.

b)

Magma is found below the surface. Lava is found above the surface.

c)

All of the above.

9.

What is the difference between rocks and minerals?

a)

Rocks are made of minerals.

b)

Rocks are made of atoms.

c)

Minerals are made of elements.

d)

Elements are made of atoms.

10.

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)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

At what depth below the Earth's surface is the interface between the Earth's outer core and the more rigid mantle located?

a)

700 km

b)

2900 km

c)

2000 km

d)

5100 km

12.

What layer is liquid?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

13.

What layer of the Earth's interior is inferred to be composed of solid iron and nickel?

a)


asthenosphere

b)

stiffer mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

14.

What is the part of the crust that is thin, dense, young, and made of basalt?

a)

Continental crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Granite crust

d)

Oceanic crust

15.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of the layers of the Earth?

a)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core