7th Grade Earth Science

The names of the three major groups of rocks refer to:

What is the grain of igneous rock formed when magma cools quickly?

Layers in sedimentary rock are called

Which of the following is a characteristic of a mineral?

During the rock cycle, what product forms when magma cools?

The color of the powder that a mineral leaves on a piece of white porcelain is called the _____

Erosion and deposition play roles in the formation of what kind of rock?

A possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary is 

What do scientists know about an undisturbed sequence of rocks?

What kind of rock is formed from lava that cools on the Earth's surface?

How do scientists classify rocks?

Which of the following events causes a slow change to Earth's surface?

How do geologists use the geologic time scale?

Which of the following is property used to classify minerals?

What did marine fossils discovered on a Canadian mountaintop tell geologists?

The movement of tectonic plates at a convergent boundary can cause

When sedimentary rock is exposed to heat and pressure, what does it change into?

What determines the composition of a rock?

Igneous rock usually begins as

Why is the fossil record incomplete?

A fossil used to date surrounding rock layers is called a(n)

How does a geologist know that rock layers are undisturbed?

What has to increase for metamorphism to occur?

Solid, tectonic plates can move because of the slow-moving layer under them called:

Which of the following is a trace fossil?

Look at the diagram.  The movement of molten rock in the mantle can be described as a(n)

Which of the following events causes a sudden change to Earth's surface?

Ice, wind, water, gravity, plants, and animals are all agents of