Unit 7 Common Assessment Review
6.10A – Build a model to represent layers of the earth
1. Identify the names of the following sections (layers) of
the earth and describe their state of matter/what they are
made of in the boxes provided.
6.10B – Classify rocks as igneous, metamorphic, and
sedimentary
4. Fill in the missing information in the table below to
describe the different types of rocks, how they are formed,
and where they are found:
Type of Rock
Location
How they are
formed
in the area of a
volcano on the
surface of the earth
2. The lithosphere layer of the earth includes what layer or
layers of the earth?
The asthenosphere layer of the earth is the uppermost part
of which layer of the earth?
3. Which layer of the earth consists of liquid, molten
metals?
begins as a different
type of rock, then
changes through
heat and pressure
small pieces of the
earth (including
sand, small rocks,
and fossils) form
layers on one
another, with the
pressure creating
solid rock
5. Read the descriptions of the following rocks to decide
what type of rock they may be.
Type of Rock
How the rocks are formed
Pebbles are pushed and cemented together.
Melted rock cools and hardens quickly.
Limestone rock experiences heat and pressure.
Unit 7 Common Assessment Review
6. Label the names of the tectonic plates in the blank rectangles
provided.
6.10C – Identify the name and location of tectonic plates
6.10D – The effects of tectonic plates on the earth’s
landforms
7. The squares in the following diagrams represent the
movement of tectonic plates. What landform would result
from each example?
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8. The following diagram shows two tectonic plates
colliding.
What will happen to the magma beneath the crust after
this plate movement occurs?
What landform might this produce?