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What is a primary use of sand?

Building materials

Physical weathering is often caused by:

Temperature changes

The Earth's mantle has a temperature of approximately:

700°C

What happens when plant roots grow into the cracks of a rock?

Biological weathering

Which of these is an example of a sedimentary rock?

Sandstone

Metals are typically extracted from natural resources called:

Ores

Which type of soil is most commonly used for growing crops?

Loam

What causes earthquakes and volcanoes on the Earth's surface?

Movement of tectonic plates

Which layer of the Earth is solid and includes the tectonic plates?

Crust

Which of these rocks is formed by the cooling of lava on the surface?

Basalt

Which of the following lists the layers of the Earth in order from surface to center?

outer core, mantle, crust, innter core

inner core, mantle, crust, outer core

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

mantle, inner core, outer core, crust

What process is responsible for weakening and breaking up rocks?

Weathering

Which layer of the Earth has a temperature of approximately 5500°C?

Inner core

Chemical weathering is primarily caused by:

Acid rain

Which of the following is a characteristic of clay soil?

Used to make ceramics

What is the physical state of the Earth's outer core?

Liquid

What does the "rock cycle" describe?

Transition between rock types

Which rock type is formed from existing rocks subjected to intense heat and pressure?

Metamorphic

What is the primary cause of biological weathering?

Plant growth

How is igneous rock formed?

Cooling of molten rock