Earth Science Assessment

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers? SC.7.E.6.1

• crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

Holes drilled several kilometers into Earth's crust provide direct evidence about Earth's interior in the form of

• seismic waves

• rock samples

• liquid iron

• volcanic eruptions

Convection currents within Earth's core and mantle transfer large amounts of heat when SC.7.E.6.1

• hotter, less dense rock rises and cooler, more dense rock sinks.

• cooler, less dense rock sinks and hotter, more dense rock rises.

• hotter, less dense rock sinks and cooler, more dense rock rises. 3

• cooler, less dense rock rises and hotter, more dense rock sinks.

Which description below BEST describes the Earth's mantle? SC.7.E.6.1

• molten metal

• dense, solid metal ball

• hot but solid rock

• dry land and ocean floor

Which layer of the Earth do humans reside in? SC.7.E.6.1

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• lithosphere

• ionosphere

Which of the below statements best describes the inner core and outer core? SC.7.E.6.1

• Inner core is made up of liquid metal and outer core is solid metal.

• Inner core is made up of solid metal and outer core is made up of liquid metal.

• Both the inner core and outer core are made up of liquid metal.

• Both the inner core and outer core and made up of solid metal.

Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into SC.7.E.6.2

• chemical rock

• gemstones.

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it is SC.7.E.6.2

• compaction

• cementation

• deposition

• erosion

The sedimentary rock formed when water deposits tiny particles of clay in very thin, flat layers is called

• gypsum

• shale

• limestone

• calcite

What step in the rock cycle would be required to change granite into sandstone? SC.7.E.6.2

• Granite particles settle on the ocean floor

• Lava flows melt the granite sediment

• Pieces of the granite melt when they return to the mantle by subduction

• Magma hardens into granite sediment