The Geosphere

The geosphere is made of:

• air

• soil

• rocks

• metal

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All minerals have these characteristics:

• they are organic

• they are liquid

• they have a crystal structure

• they are natural

Sedimentary rocks are:

• rocks formed under extreme heat and pressure

• made of cooled magma

• small rock and dead organisms pressed together

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Metamorphic rocks are found:

• deep within the earth

• on the surface on the earth

• on the surface and within the earth

Examples of Igneous rocks are:

• conglomerate and sandstone

• granite and basalt

• marble and slate

What is true about the earth's crust:

• it is solid

• it is liquid

• it is the thinnest layer

• it is made of rocks

Which layer of the earth is made of solid metal?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What is the biosphere?

• the system with all the water on earth

• the system with all the solid parts of earth

• the system with all the gases around the earth

• the system with all living things on earth

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