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Which Layer has strong convection currents, which are responsible for the crust's movement?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

What rock type is found most readily in the crust?
a) Gold
b) Quartz
c) Gabbro
d) Granite

Which layer is made up of two different kind of layers: oceanic and continental?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer core
d) Inner Core

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

Which layer of the Earth is solid and made of iron and nickel?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

Name the largest Earth Layer.
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

Which Layer is the thinnest?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

Which layer is plastic-like and allows the crust to flow over it?
a) Lithosphere
b) Asthenosphere
c) Mantle
d) Outer Core

Metamorphic rock is a type of rock formed when crystallized through melting of a cooling of rock.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What are the three types of rocks that are part of the rock cycle?
a) Hard, soft, and brittle
b) Sand, stone, and volcanic
c) Dactylic, iambic, and spondaic
d) Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary

What do you need in order for igneous rock to form?
a) A volcano
b) A mountain
c) A glacier
d) A canyon

The difference between magma and lava is that Magma is molten rock within the earth and lava is molten rock on the earth's surface.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

When does a sedimentary rock become a metamorphic rock?
a) When it's left alone over a long period of time
b) When it erupts out of a volcano
c) When it's sediments bond together
d) When it's subjected to intense heat and pressure

Metamorphic means to change in some sort of way like a butterfly.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The process by which overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments is called what?
a) Compaction
b) Cementation
c) Creation
d) Plasticity

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