The Geosphere

The Geosphere

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2

+2

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the main factors that control the melting of rocks in the Earth's mantle?

Back

Pressure and heat.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the process called that recycles materials in the Earth's crust and mantle?

Back

The rock cycle.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of rock do rocks turn into when they experience greater heat and pressure without melting?

Back

Metamorphic rock.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

Back

Crust.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

List Earth's compositional layers in order of increasing density.

Back

Crust, mantle, core.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of rock forms from the cooling and solidification of magma?

Back

Igneous rock.

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