Earth's Interior
Minerals
Rocks
Cycling of Rocks
Miscellaneous
100

This is the thinnest layer of Earth's interior. 

The Crust
100

The Mohs Hardness Scale is a range of what numbers?

1-10

100
What are the three major types of rocks?

Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

100

This is a series of processes that slowly change rocks from one kind to another. 

The Rock Cycle

100

Geology.... 

Rocks

200

This part of Earth's interior has two distinct parts. 

The core

200

Metallic, glassy, earthy, and pearly describe a minerals what?

Luster

200

What process acts on Earth's surface to break rocks into pieces?

Weathering and Erosion

200

How do rocks become magma?

Melting

200

The oceanic crust is primarily composed of this rock.

Basalt

300

This layer of Earth's interior is liquid. 

Outer Core

300

The color of its powder describes a minerals what?

Streak

300

Metamorphic rocks form through changes of what?

Heat and Pressure

300
What are small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things?

Sediment

300

The continental crust is primarily composed of this rock. 

Granite

400

Rock samples are a form of what kind of evidence?

Direct Evidence 

400

Why do diamonds only form in certain parts of the mantle?

Diamonds require intense pressure and temperature to form. 

400

Igneous rocks form through the cooling of what?

Magma and lava

400

How does a rock turn into sediment?

Weathering and Erosion

400

The lithosphere and asthenosphere are located in this layer of the Earth

Upper Mantle

500

What occurs when earthquakes happen?

Seismic Waves

500

To be classified as a mineral, an object has to these five characteristics

Naturally Occurring

Solid

Formed by Inorganic Processes

Crystal Structure

Chemical Composition


500

This is the final stage of sedimentary rocks forming

Cementation

500

These slowly move over Earth's surface and helps drive the Rock Cycle

Plate Tectonics

500

Heat in the core and the mantle cause these to form which help cycle material on Earth. 

Convection Currents