April 25 weekly Earth science quiz

The pictured rock is an ________rock because you can see the crystals that cooled slowly.

When igneous rock is formed from slowly cooling magma it is called

This is the name for the five giant current patterns in the world's oceans

Surface currents only affect 10% of the ocean's water, and are created by

The Earth sphere that we are now studying is the ___________.

Sediments break off of existing rock through the process of

The picture gives an example of this kind of weathering

The three types of rock are metamorphic, igneous, and

Sedimentary rock forms by _________ because layers form on top of each other.

When igneous rock is formed from magma it is called ________ rock.

When igneous rock is formed from lava it is called

What is a convection current?

What are the two types of ocean currents?

This type of weathering physically changes the rock, usually by dissolving it away

Metamorphic rocks form from other rock types due to ___________.