Ch. 9 Earth's Changing Surface

What is the outermost and thinnest layer of Earth?

• Mantle

• Core

• Crust

• Plate

Which layer of the Earth is located between the crust and the core?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Plate

What is the center part of Earth that includes the liquid outer core and solid inner core?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Plate

What is a large section of Earth's crust and upper mantle called?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

• Plate

What is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces by physical forces such as gravity, water, wind, ice, or living organisms?

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

What is the changing of materials in a rock by chemical processes called?

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

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

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Plate

What type of rock is formed when sediments are pressed and cemented together?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What type of rock is formed when existing rock is heated at high pressures and temperatures?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1