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Which layer of the earth is made up mostly of solid iron and nickel?


a) inner core
b) outer core
c) mantle
d) crust

Which layer of the earth is made up of mostly liquid iron and nickel?


a) inner core
b) outer core
c) mantle
d) crust

Which layer of the earth is made up of solid rock?


a) inner core
b) outer core
c) mantle
d) crust

This word means MOVE APART


a) converge
b) diverge
c) transform
d) erode

This word means COME TOGETHER


a) converge
b) diverge
c) transform
d) morph

This word means TO CATCH FIRE or BECOME VERY HOT


a) ignite
b) hydro
c) geo
d) morph

This word means to CHANGE


a) sediment
b) ignite
c) geo
d) morph

This word describes solid particles that sink to the bottom of a liquid


a) sediment
b) fossil
c) geo
d) ignite

What kind of energy is trapped inside the layers of the earth?


a) electrical energy
b) thermal energy
c) radiant energy
d) sound energy

This word describes the BREAKING DOWN of rocky material by water, wind, and gravity


a) sediment
b) compaction
c) erosion
d) weathering

This word describes the CARRYING AWAY of sediment and soil by water, wind, and gravity


a) erosion
b) weathering
c) diverge
d) igneous

This word describes the ancient remains of a once living thing


a) morph
b) crust
c) erosion
d) fossil

This part of the EARTH SYSTEM deals with the air


a) geosphere
b) biosphere
c) atmosphere
d) hydrosphere

This part of the EARTH SYSTEM deals with the rock cycle


a) atosphere
b) geosphere
c) biosphere
d) hydrosphere

This part of the EARTH SYSTEM deals with the water cycle


a) atmosphere
b) geosphere
c) hyrdopshere
d) biosphere

This word describes something that is so hot that it is melted or almost melted


a) geo-
b) evaporation
c) molten
d) sediment

What causes most erosion on earth?


a) wind
b) water
c) gravity
d) Lebron

Where do you find LAVA


a) above ground
b) under ground
c) the Moon
d) the sky

Where do you find MAGMA?


a) above ground
b) below ground
c) New York City
d) outer space

Which layer of the earth is made of molten rock and is found just underneath the crust


a) inner core
b) outer core
c) mantle
d) crust

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