Science 1086, 4th Edition, Self Test Exam
With Correct Answers 2025
mantle<correct answers>Earth's crust, the Moho, and the upper ______________
make up Earth's lithosphere.
crust<correct answers>Earth's ____________ is thickest at the mountains and
thinnest under the oceans.
seismograph<correct answers>A _____________ is a scientific instrument used to
sense and record movements in Earth's lithosphere.
Moho<correct answers>The imaginary line, or boundary, where the rocks in
Earth's crust change into mantle rock is the ____________.
core<correct answers>The _____________ of Earth lies just below the mantle.
igneous<correct answers>____________ rock is formed when magma cools.
sediment<correct answers>Sedimentary rock is formed when ______________ is
deposited in layers and hardens into rock.
heat<correct answers>Metamorphic rock is formed when pressure and
_______________ change the structure of existing igneous or sedimentary rock.
magma<correct answers>______________ is molten subterranean rock.
lava<correct answers>____________ is magma that has broken through to the
surface of Earth's crust.
sill<correct answers>A ____________ is formed when magma seeps sideways
between rock layers.
pumice<correct answers>____________, an igneous rock that can float in water,
is formed when lava erupts into the atmosphere and cools rapidly, trapping
bubbles of gas inside the rock.
With Correct Answers 2025
mantle<correct answers>Earth's crust, the Moho, and the upper ______________
make up Earth's lithosphere.
crust<correct answers>Earth's ____________ is thickest at the mountains and
thinnest under the oceans.
seismograph<correct answers>A _____________ is a scientific instrument used to
sense and record movements in Earth's lithosphere.
Moho<correct answers>The imaginary line, or boundary, where the rocks in
Earth's crust change into mantle rock is the ____________.
core<correct answers>The _____________ of Earth lies just below the mantle.
igneous<correct answers>____________ rock is formed when magma cools.
sediment<correct answers>Sedimentary rock is formed when ______________ is
deposited in layers and hardens into rock.
heat<correct answers>Metamorphic rock is formed when pressure and
_______________ change the structure of existing igneous or sedimentary rock.
magma<correct answers>______________ is molten subterranean rock.
lava<correct answers>____________ is magma that has broken through to the
surface of Earth's crust.
sill<correct answers>A ____________ is formed when magma seeps sideways
between rock layers.
pumice<correct answers>____________, an igneous rock that can float in water,
is formed when lava erupts into the atmosphere and cools rapidly, trapping
bubbles of gas inside the rock.
