Planet Earth Review

Liquid molten rock contained within the Earth is called:

• Lava

• Magma

• Volcanoes

• Intrusions

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

Which layer of the Earth consists mainly of solid iron and nickel?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

The name of the instrument that is used to measure and record earthquakes is called a:

• Seismogram

• Seismograph

• Seismometer

• Seismic graph

This occurs when the products of weathering are transported from place to place.

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

Rocks are classified into three groups according to:

• The size of their crystals

• Their position in the rock layer

• Their colour, lustre and shape

• How they were formed

Rock formed inside the Earth from _______________ that then cools and hardens is called ___________________ rock.

• Lava, extrusive

• Magma, intrusive

• Lava, intrusive

• Magma, extrusive

A description of how a mineral shines under light would be known as:

• Crystal

• Transparent

• Streak

• Lustre

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The powdery mark left by some minerals when they are scraped against a hard surface is known as:

• Scribble

• Lustre

• Stripe

• Streak

When one tectonic plate collides with another tectonic plate, what is likely to form along the edge?

• River valleys

• Sedimentary rocks

• Mountains

• Fossils

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