TEXES CORE SUBJECTS EC 6 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS PACKAGE
●● Mantle
Answer: Rock layer that moves slowly and behaves like modeling clay
●● Outer Core
Answer: Very hot liquid iron and nickel layer
●● Inner Core
Answer: Very hot solid iron and nickel layer
●● Lithosphere
Answer: Solid outer Earth including crust and upper mantle
●● Asthenosphere
Answer: Plastic-like flowing layer beneath lithosphere
●● Tectonic Plates
Answer: Pieces of lithosphere that move on asthenosphere
,●● Convection Currents
Answer: Movement of heated material that drives plate motion
●● Oceanic Crust
Answer: Dense crust made of basalt that sinks lower
●● Continental Crust
Answer: Less dense crust made of granite that sits higher
●● Mineral
Answer: Naturally occurring inorganic solid with definite composition
and structure
●● Color
Answer: Visible color of a mineral
●● Streak
Answer: Color of mineral in powdered form
●● Luster
Answer: How a mineral reflects light
,●● Hardness
Answer: Resistance to scratching measured by Mohs scale
●● Cleavage
Answer: Pattern a mineral breaks along
●● Crystalline Structure
Answer: Arrangement of atoms in a mineral
●● Diaphaneity
Answer: Ability of light to pass through a mineral
●● Tenacity
Answer: Resistance to breaking under stress
●● Magnetism
Answer: Response to magnetic fields
●● Igneous Rock
Answer: Forms from cooling magma or lava
, ●● Sedimentary Rock
Answer: Forms from compacted sediments
●● Metamorphic Rock
Answer: Forms from heat and pressure changing existing rock
●● Soil
Answer: Upper Earth layer formed from weathered rock
●● Soil Components
Answer: Rocks/minerals, water, air, organic matter
●● Constructive Processes
Answer: Build up landforms
●● Destructive Processes
Answer: Break down landforms
●● Weathering
Answer: Breaking down of rock
●● Mechanical Weathering
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS PACKAGE
●● Mantle
Answer: Rock layer that moves slowly and behaves like modeling clay
●● Outer Core
Answer: Very hot liquid iron and nickel layer
●● Inner Core
Answer: Very hot solid iron and nickel layer
●● Lithosphere
Answer: Solid outer Earth including crust and upper mantle
●● Asthenosphere
Answer: Plastic-like flowing layer beneath lithosphere
●● Tectonic Plates
Answer: Pieces of lithosphere that move on asthenosphere
,●● Convection Currents
Answer: Movement of heated material that drives plate motion
●● Oceanic Crust
Answer: Dense crust made of basalt that sinks lower
●● Continental Crust
Answer: Less dense crust made of granite that sits higher
●● Mineral
Answer: Naturally occurring inorganic solid with definite composition
and structure
●● Color
Answer: Visible color of a mineral
●● Streak
Answer: Color of mineral in powdered form
●● Luster
Answer: How a mineral reflects light
,●● Hardness
Answer: Resistance to scratching measured by Mohs scale
●● Cleavage
Answer: Pattern a mineral breaks along
●● Crystalline Structure
Answer: Arrangement of atoms in a mineral
●● Diaphaneity
Answer: Ability of light to pass through a mineral
●● Tenacity
Answer: Resistance to breaking under stress
●● Magnetism
Answer: Response to magnetic fields
●● Igneous Rock
Answer: Forms from cooling magma or lava
, ●● Sedimentary Rock
Answer: Forms from compacted sediments
●● Metamorphic Rock
Answer: Forms from heat and pressure changing existing rock
●● Soil
Answer: Upper Earth layer formed from weathered rock
●● Soil Components
Answer: Rocks/minerals, water, air, organic matter
●● Constructive Processes
Answer: Build up landforms
●● Destructive Processes
Answer: Break down landforms
●● Weathering
Answer: Breaking down of rock
●● Mechanical Weathering
