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Earth's Crust

100

This is a layer of the earth which is partly solid rock and partly a taffy-like consistency.

A. Crust              C. Inner Core

B. Mantle            D. Outer Core

Mantle (B)

200

the MOHO is:

A. The layer above the crust       

B. The innermost part of the inner core

C. The boundary  separating the crust and the mantle

D. A rap/hip hop term

C. Boundary separating crust and mantle

300

The inner core is most probably made of:

A. Liquid iron             C. Carrots

B. Rock                     D. solid, pressurized iron 

D. solid iron

400

The crust and upper mantle make up the ________

A. Lithosphere               C. Fun-o-sphere

B. Asthenosphere          D. Outer core

A. Lithosphere

500

The plates in the mantle move because of the hot fluids that push them up and down.  What is this movement called?

A. convection current             C. Mineral movement

B. Magnetic Field                    D. Direct Processes

A.convection current

Minerals and Stuff....

100

A chemical compound that is naturally occurring and has a crystal structure is called a :

A. rock            C. fossil fuel

b. mineral        D. Quartz

B. mineral

200

LUSTRE refers to the shininess of the mineral. Which of these options is NOT a type of lustre?

A. glassy                  C. silky

B. greasy                 D. chrome

D. Chrome

300

The diamond is a 10 on the hardness scale.  Which mineral is a 9?

A. fluorite               C. glass

B. corundum           D. quartz

B. corundum  (a part of sapphires and rubies)

400

What material is the softest of these options? (It is a "1" on the hardness scale)

A. talc                   C. fingernail

B. gypsum             D. calcite

A. talc

500

When a mineral breaks with jagged edges (not smooth), it is said to have _________________

A. cleavage            C. strength

B. colour               D. fracture

D. Fracture

Rocks, Rocks, Rocks!

100

What was the name of the rock I drew on the board? (ask Ale, he knows!)

A. Bill                C. Eoin Durnin

B. Bob               D. Rock N Roll

B. Bob  (no, not Eoin)

200

Which of these options is NOT a rock family?

A. extrusive               C. sedimentary

B. igneous                 D.metamorphic

A. extrusive

300

Which of these would be considered an "igneous" rock?

A. shale              C. sandstone

B. pumice           D. conglomerate

B. pumice

400

How are igneous rocks formed?

A.compaction          C. cooling lava or magma

B. cementation       D. heat

C. cooling lava or magma

500

Fossils are only found in....

A. sedimentary rocks   C. metamorphic rocks

B. igneous rocks         D. Mr. Dotto's coffee cups

A. sedimentary rocks

MORE Rocks, Rocks, rocks!

100

Metamorphic rocks are cool, right?  Yes they are!  Rocks that CHANGE into metamorphic rocks are called:

A. children rocks         C. parent rocks

B. Ugly rocks              D. Rocks with sensitive feelings

C. Parent rocks

200

When sediment is squeezed together by the weight above it over long periods of time, forming sedimentary rocks, this process is called:

A. sedimentation            C. Cementation

B. Squeezing!!               D. Compaction

D. Compaction

300

Igneous rocks that are formed by cooling magma are called:

A. extrusive rocks           C. intro-extrusive rocks

B. intrusive rocks            D. MAGnificent rocks!

B. intrusive rocks

400

Cementation is when sedimentary rocks are formed by:

A. sediment held together by fluids or other materials

B. sediment pushed together by gravity

C. sediment carried to a new location

D. Sediment playing that weird fortnite game

A. sediment held together by fluids or other materials

500

Which of these is a METAMORPHIC rock?

A. marble              C. shale

B. obsidian            D. limestone

A. marble