Geology

Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• lithosphere

The _________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.

• outer core

• inner core

• mantle

• crust

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

• minerals

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...

• lava

• magma

• igneous rock

• minerals

Once magma reaches the earth's surface, it is called __________.

• a vent

• minerals

• igneous rocks

• lava

Rock formed when existing rock is changed by heat & pressure.

• sedimentary rock

• texture

• metamorphic rock

• intrusive rock

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

• deposit

• mineral

• weathering

• erosion

A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move.

• plate

• fault

• volcano

• sediment

A section of the rigid layer of the mantle and crust that slowly moves over the soft layer of the mantle, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.

• plate

• volcano

• deposition

• fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition

• Landslide

• Weathering

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4