Semester 1: Earth Space Practice Final

This rock is formed from magma and lava

• igneous rock
• metamorphic rock
• sedimentary rock

These rocks are formed by heat and pressure deep beneath the Earth's surface

• igneous rock
• metamorphic rock
• sedimentary rock

The thinnest layer of the Earth

• mantle
• crust
• inner core
• outer core

A boundary where two plates come together (collide)

• transform
• divergent
• convergent

Which of the following are the types of igneous rocks?

• external and internal
• clastic and organic
• inorganic and chemical
• extrusive and intrusive

The magnetosphere protects Earth from (check all the are correct)

• solar winds
• solar radiation
• asteroids
• falling stars

Mid ocean ridges are created by

• ocean tides
• super continents
• sea floor spreading
• Pangaea

The electricity in Earth's outer core creates

• radiation
• lights
• Earth's magnetism
• solar winds

Evidence of continental drift include

• matching coastlines
• matching fossils
• similar rocks
• all of the above

When particles from space/the sun hit the magnetosphere the particles

• are absorbed
• disappear
• explode
• bounce back into space