The Geosphere And Rock Cycle

How much of Earth's total mass does the mesosphere make up?

What does a combination of minerals form?

As a metamorphic rock, you were just melted by Earth's internal heat. What are you now?

Liquid that turns to gas due to a change in energy is called....

What is the hottest layer of the Earth, and what is its temperature?

Moving on! Next layer after the asthenosphere is.......

How many types of minerals exist?

What are some characteristics of metamorphic rocks?

What is a mineral's crystal structure?

What are minerals made of?

What are the three main types of rock?

What drives the processes that affect intrusive rocks?

How big is the asthenosphere, on average?

How do minerals form?

You are now a metamorphic rock. What will happen first for you to go back to an igneous rock?

What do rocks make up?

Compaction is........

What are the forces that are driven by Earth's internal energy?

What layer of the Earth have most people seen?

Now you are sediment. What process just happened to you?

________ is a(n) _________ rock.

What are some of the processes that happen on the surface of the Earth, effect extrusive rocks?

Finally, random trivia! What is the snail called that emits a blueish green glow?

What scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals?

What is luster?

Elements make up.......

How many major layers are there in the geosphere?

What is the most recognizable characteristic of a sedimentary rock?

Erosion is...

These processes are a part of the.......

Ok, almost done. What did you think of the Quiz?

What is a unique characteristic to the outer core?

Sediments being moved by forces of nature is called.......

Sandstone is a(n)________ rock

What drives the rock cycle?

What are the three types of weathering?

What is the fancy (scientific) name for the Earth's crust?

You were transported to a river. What process will transform you into a sedimentary rock?

What is deposition?

What is sediment?

What characteristics are used to identify types of minerals?

You erupted from a volcano. What happens to form you back into an igneous rock?

Where does the rock cycle take place?

What is weathering?

What is a mineral's streak?

Sedimentation is.....

What are elements made of?

You start as an igneous rock. What was the most recent procces that happened to you?

What are minerals?

As a metamorphic rock, you are weathered down by the elements. What are you now?

What makes up the crust of the Earth?

What layer is next, after the Earth's crust?

The cycle keeps repeating. How long does it take to go through the cycle?

What are elements?

Finally what is the very center of the Earth mainly made of and what its name?

You are a sedimentary rock. What processes will you undergo to become a metamorphic rock?

What are the characteristics of an igneous rock?

Marble and Gneiss are what main type of rock?

Deformation is.....

Now you want to go straight to a metamorphic rock. What happens to you?

What is cementation?

What force drives processes that effect extrusive rocks?

Next, what is the only liquid layer, and what is it called?

Crystallization is........