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Earth Test
Layers, Tectonic Plates & Rocks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The inner core is a _____________________ made of more dense metals. | solid |
| The outer core is a ____________________ made of more dense metals. | liquid |
| The __________________ is the outermost layer of the Earth. | crust |
| The _____________ is located above the liquid outer core. | mantle |
| The _________________________ has plasticity, a solid that flows. | asthenosphere |
| A model of the _____________ of the Earth would have the core surrounded by the mantle with the thin crust on the outside. | layers |
| The asthenosphere is found directly below the ________________. | lithosphere |
| The lithosphere is broken up into ____________________ plates. | tectonic |
| The ___________________ layer of the Earth behaves more like a solid near the top and more like a liquid near the bottom. | mantle |
| The layers of the Earth are evidence that the Earth _____________ gradually. | cooled |
| An ocean basin can form at _________________ plate boundaries. | divergent |
| A metallic sphere would describe the Earth's _______________ core. | inner |
| Volcanoes can form at ____________________ zones of convergent boundaries. | subduction |
| The San Andreas Fault is an example of a ___________________ boundary. | transform |
| The ____________ of the layers would change from least to greatest as one moves from the Earth's crust downward to the outer core. | density |
| The compaction of layers of sediment forms __________________ rock. | sedimentary |
| When melted rock cools slowly, large _______________ can form in igneous rock. | crystals |
| Rocks that are formed from existing rock are called ___________________. | metamorphic |
| One of the early steps of the formation of sedimentary rock is ______________. | weathering |
| Igneous and metamorphic rock both require extreme __________ to form. | heat |
| The physical change of a liquid to a solid describes the formation of a(n) ___________ rock. | igneous |
| Fossils, shale and basalt are all types of ___________________ rock. | sedimentary |
| The horizontal layers of sedimentary rock are formed from the ______________ of sediment. | deposition |
| Heat and pressure can form the wavy layers of minerals in __________________ rock. | metamorphic |
| Weathering and __________________ of existing rock form sediments. | erosion |
| Mountain formation can occur at _________________ plate boundaries. | convergent |
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