3rd Grade Earth And Rocks Quiz Question Preview (ID: 55759)


Quiz On The Structure Of The Earth, Plate Tectonics And Rock Cycle. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What layer of the Earth do we live on?
a) the crust
b) the mantel
c) the outer core
d) the inner core

Which layer of the Earth is in the very center of the planet?
a) the crust
b) the mantel
c) the outer core
d) the inner core

What are the cracks in the Earth's crust called?
a) faults
b) plates
c) crackers
d) volcanoes

What can occur on the places where the crust meet?
a) hurricanes and tornadoes
b) earthquakes and volcanoes
c) just earthquakes
d) just volcanoes

What is a rock?
a) A man made object
b) A natural object that is made up of only one kind of mineral
c) A natural object made up of one or more mineral
d) A man made object made of crystals

What is a mineral?
a) A natural object that has different chemical makeup and crystal shape
b) A natural object that has the same chemical makeup and has no shape
c) A living thing
d) A natural object that has the same chemical makeup and crystal shape

How many groups of rocks are there?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

What type of rock is made when magma or lava cools?
a) sediments
b) metamorphic rock
c) sedimentary rock
d) igneous rock

What is the difference between lava and magma?
a) lava is melted rock above ground and magma is melted rock below ground
b) lava is melted rock below ground and magma is melted rock above ground
c) lava is cooled rock above ground and magma is melted rock below ground
d) lava makes sedimentary rocks and magma makes igneous rocks

Which volcano is a broad and wide, does not explode and only oozes out lava?
a) A composite volcano
b) A shield volcano
c) An ashflow caldera
d) A cinder volcano

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