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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHeat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock intosedimentary rockigneous rockmetamorphic rock
- 2. Multiple Choice
Sediments being pressed and glued together forms what type of rock?
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
- 3. Multiple ChoiceRock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is calledsedimentary rockigneous rockmetamorphic rock
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA series of processes on Earth's surface and interior that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called thesedimentary rockrock cyclerock change
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?IgneousMetamorphicSedimentaryExtrusive
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?IgneousSedimentaryOrganicMetamorphic
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?Melting and coolingExtreme heat and pressureCompaction and cementationWeathering and erosion
- 8. Multiple ChoiceTrue/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.TrueFalse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the 3 major types of rocks?Igneous, Metamorphic, SedimentaryMetamorphic, Igneous, CementationBrown, Red, GrayStreak, Hardness, Breakage
- 10. Multiple Choice
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.TrueFalse - 11. Multiple ChoiceIn order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.PressureHeatHeat and PressureWeathering
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...heat and pressureerosion and depositionmelting and cooling
- 13. Multiple ChoiceRock that forms when pressure and temperature change existing rock.Igneous RockSedimentary RockMetamorphic RockRock Cycle
- 14. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.TrueFalse
- 15. Multiple Choice_______ rock forms from magma/lavaMetamorphicSedimentaryIgneous
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIn order for a metamorphic rock to form, _______ is needed.PressureHeatHeat and PressureWeathering
- 17. Multiple Choicewhat is the rock cycle.molten rock that is stored underground.rock material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.a process that changes one type of rock into another type of rock.
- 18. Multiple Choice
The 3 types of rock in the rock cycle are...
Select all that apply
Igneous
Magma
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
- 19. Multiple Choice
When does the rock cycle end?
when a rock is formed
Never
When a rock changes shape
When the year ends
- 20. Multiple Choice
What does sediments mean?
pieces of rock
colorful rocks
large rocks
erosion
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.mantlecrustcore
- 22. Multiple ChoiceTectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.continentaloceanicplatesmantle
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the thickest layer of the Earth?the crustthe mantlethe outer corethe inner core
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the core made of?steelironaluminumiron and nickel
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat describes the outer core?solidliquidviscousgas
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the inner core solid?its unknownwhat it's made ofthe pressureit is colder than the outer core
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?Outer CoreInner CoreMantleLithosphere
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer(s) of the Earth make up the asthenosphere?Part of the mantleCrust, mantle, CoreCrust and upper mantleOnly the crust
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?crust, outer core, inner core, mantlemantle, outer core, inner core, crustcrust, mantle, outer core, inner coreouter core, inner core, crust, mantle
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?LithosphereMantleAsthenospherecrust
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?Pressure DecreasesPressure IncreasesNothing
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?DecreasesIncreasesNothing
- 33. Multiple ChoiceLess dense materials rise to the top.TrueFalse
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?crustmantleouter coreinner core
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?outer coreinner coreasthenospherelithosphere
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crustAsthenosphereMesosphereLithosphereTransosphere
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of plate boundary would cause mountains to formTransformConvergentDivergentReform
- 38. Multiple ChoiceScientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth'sContinental crustoceanic crustAsthenosphereLithosphere
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhere does molten material from the mantle rise up during the process of sea-floor spreading?Along the mid-ocean ridgeAt the north and south polesAlong the edges of all the continents near the shoreline and beachesat the equator
- 40. Multiple Choicewhich one is hotter?the crustmantleInner core
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the driving force to plate tectonics occurring when warm magma rises and cooler magma sinks?An oceanic currentA conventional currentA convection currentA magnetic current
- 42. Multiple ChoiceEvidence to support continental drift included ______________.remains of human beings on a number of continentssimilar fossils found on different continentshow the continents driftedwritten records
- 43. Multiple Choice_____________ came up with the theory of continental drift.Alfred EinsteinAlfred WegenerHarry HessBarack Obama
- 44. Multiple ChoiceIdentify layer #20.mantlepizza crustinner coreouter core
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continentSupreme ContinentUnited StatesBill Nye's WorldPangea
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe lithosphere combines what two layers?Athenosphere & CrustCrust & Upper MantelMantel & Athenosphere
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to temperature as we move from the crust to the inner core?DecreasesIncreases
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?Pressure DecreasesPressure IncreasesNothing
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer of the earth is under the highest pressure?CrustMantleOuter CoreInner Core
- 50. Multiple ChoiceOceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.TrueFalse
- 51. Multiple ChoiceGeologists' main evidence about the structure of Earth's interior comes fromtemperature measurements in deep minesobservations of other planetsexploration of cavesrock samples and seismic waves
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhy have geologists not reached the mantle?It is too hot for humans to go there.It is too smelly for humans to go there.It doesn't have Wi-Fi so none of their instruments work.Scientists have not figured out how to time travel.
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