WBHS Earth Systems: Midterm Review

Which of the following processes did NOT form Earth’s early atmosphere?

• Cyanobacteria and Photosynthesis

• Volcanic Eruptions and Outgassing

• The Moon Impact

• Meteorite and Asteroid Impacts

Why would a meteoroid be called a shooting star?

• It's bright like a star and moves across the sky

• It's made of gas like a star and moves across the sky

• It's hot like a star and doesn't move across the sky

This intrusive igneous rock has large crystals due to what?

• Slow cooling

• Fast cooling

• Super fast cooling

• Non cooling

Which rock type forms from: cementation and compaction

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Rock Cycle

Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock. How did it becoming foliated?

• Heat and Pressure

• Compaction and Cementation

• Evaporation

• Cooling and Crystallization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

If a rock contains layers, it is likely...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

What is the hardest mineral on the Moh's scale?

• Diamond

• Emerald

• Opal

• Pearl

Which process breaks down rocks into sediments?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

Sandstone is...

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

The difference in the 3 primary rock types is due to?

• Formation

• Density

• Minerals

• Crystals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1