Geosphere

What are the 4 spheres of the Earth?

• Atmosphere, Toposphere, Mesosphere, & Stratosphere

• Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere & Geosphere

• Thermosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere & Atmosphere

• Geosphere, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere & Biosphere

A solid inorganic substance formed by natural processes that has a fixed chemical composition and a crystalline structure is a...

• Rock

• Stone

• Mineral

• Geode

What geosphere layer is pointed?

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

What rocks are made up of fragments that break off from surface rocks because of erosion, the remains of living things and dissolved substances that precipitate?

• Sedimentary rocks

• Igneous rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

Metamorphic rocks are formed by...

• Sediments

• Lava and Magma

• High temperature and pressure

Which of the following would be the best description of the mineral property called luster?

• A minerals resistance to being scratched.

• How a mineral reflects light

• The color a mineral gives off

• Observing the color of the powder left behind when scraping across a surface.

Minerals are inorganic which means that

• they were once parts of living things.

• they were never part of anything living.

• they are renewable

• they are non-renewable

The color of the powder left behind by a mineral.

• Streak

• Color

• Cleavage

• Luster

Which rocks contains fossils.?

• Metamorphic

• Volcanic Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Plutonic igneous

Which type of rock is formed when lava cools and solidifies?

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous