Geology Final-pt.1

Refer to the image of the Earth's interior. Number 4 is pointing at this layer, made up of the crust and topmost part of the mantle. What is this layer called?

• crust

• Mantle

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

Which state of matter is the earth's inner core?

• plasma

• liquid

• solid

• gas

What are the three types of rocks?

• sedimentary, organic, & metamorphic
• sedimentary, igneous, & erosion
• igneous, weathering, & magma
• sedimentary, igneous, & metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which scientist is credited with the Theory of Continental Drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Robert Hooke

• Charles Lyell

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This layer of the earth is the thinnest part

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...

• along the coast
• along tectonic plate boundaries
• in the Arctic
• in the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?

• minerals
• sedimentary
• igneous
• metamorphic

Rock formed when existing rock is changed by heat &

pressure.

• sedimentary rock

• texture

• metamorphic rock

• intrusive rock

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

• deposit

• mineral

• weathering

• erosion

All of these were evidence for Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift except____________________

• fossils on different continents

• the shapes of the continents

• mountains that formed at the same time

• magnetic reversals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1