Earth Structures Review

The loose top layer of Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter.

• Mineral

• Erosion

• Soil

• Coal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Gravity

• Weathering

A property used to describe how a mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces

• Cleavage

• Erosion

• Hardness

• Fossil Fuel

Which layer of the Earth is the thickest and made of hot solid rock that can bend?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer is a dense, solid ball of metal under the greatest pressure?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Scientists think that the ___________________, made of liquid iron and nickel, moves to produce the Earth's magnetic field.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What are the two types of crust on the Earth?

• continental

• oceanic

• mantlesphere

• both A and B

Once molten rock reaches the Earth's surface, it is known as _____________.

• lava

• liquid fire

• magma

• metamorphic rock

What type of rock forms from the cooling of magma and lava?

• magma

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

What type of rock forms when heat and pressure inside Earth's crust change the materials of a rock?

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1