Pls help its a semester final i only have till the 14 pls help The Earth's crust is part of which sphere? The Earth's crust is part of which sphere?

The Earth's crust is part of which sphere?

Question 1 options:

lithosphere

biosphere

hydrosphere

atmosphere

Question 2 (1 point)

Which materials are included in the hydrosphere that are not in liquid form?

Question 2 options:

rain forests and grasslands

rocks and minerals

ice caps

lakes and rivers

Question 3 (1 point)

What does erosion do?

Question 3 options:

breaks rocks apart

forms rocks

cements sediments

moves bits of rock and soil

Question 4 (1 point)

In the rock cycle how does rock become sediment?

Question 4 options:

through the process of weathering and erosion

through heat and pressure

through compaction and cementation

through crystallization and solidification

Question 5 (1 point)

if sedimentary rocks becomes molten, which rock type will be formed?

Question 5 options:

clastic

igneous

metamorphic

foliated

Question 6 (1 point)

What is the defining trait of all minerals?

Question 6 options:

shiny

made of carbon

crystalline structure

organic

Question 7 (1 point)

A geologist finds a large rock that contains a seashell. What does this tell us about the area at the time the rock was formed?

Question 7 options:

The area was covered by water.

The area was snowy and cold.

The area was hot and tropical.

The area was dry and sandy.

Question 8 (1 point)

Why can the geologic record be analyzed by looking at different rock layers?

Question 8 options:

All layers are the same age.

The layers have different ages with the youngest layers on top.

The layers have different ages with the oldest layers on top.

The layers have different layers with the youngest layers on the bottom.

Question 9 (1 point)

What is the main cause of convection currents in the mantle?

Question 9 options:

density and temperature

temperature and pressure

density and weight

weight and pressure

Question 10 (1 point)

At which type of boundary do lithospheric plates collide?

Question 10 options:

gravitational boundaries

contour boundaries

convergent boundaries

convection boundaries

Question 11 (1 point)

What is the main cause of earthquakes?

Question 11 options:

motion of tectonic plates

heat from the Sun

Earth's magnetic field

Earth's solid core

Question 12 (1 point)

How do scientists determine where an earthquake starts?

Question 12 options:

by studying a seismogram

by studying seismographs taken from multiple locations

by studying the direction of S and P waves

by studying the strength of the S and P waves