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The process of breaking up big rocks into little rocks is called?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sediments

Weathering breaks big rocks into smaller rocks called?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sediments

Sediments are moved from one place to another by a process called?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sediments

Sediments are dropped off in a process called?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sediments

What is the least dense layer of the Earth?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

What is the most dense layer of the Earth?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer Core
d) Inner Core

What are the layers of the Earth from most dense to least dense?
a) Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
b) Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
c) Crust, Outer Core, Mantle, Inner Core
d) Inner core, Mantle, Outer Core, Crust

What are the layers of the Earth from least dense to most dense?
a) Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
b) Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
c) Crust, Outer Core, Mantle, Inner Core
d) Inner core, Mantle, Outer Core, Crust

Why do tectonic plates float on the mantle?
a) Because the mantle is hotter than the tectonic plates.
b) Because the mantle is less dense than the tectonic plates.
c) Because the mantle is more dense than the tectonic plates
d) Because the mantle is a liquid and the tectonic plates are a solid.

Why is the hydrosphere found between the atmosphere and the crust?
a) Because the hydrosphere can sometimes be a gas.
b) Because the hydrosphere can sometimes be a liquid.
c) Because the hydrosphere is less dense than the atmosphere and more dense than the crust.
d) Because the hydrosphere is more dense than the atmosphere and less dense than the crust.

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