Earth Structure

The center of the earth that is thought to be under great heat and pressure is the

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Geology

The middle layer of the earth that makes up most of the earth’s mass is the

• Mantle

• crust

• core

• Geology

The thin outer layer of the earth is the

• Mantle

• core

• crust

• geology

Hot melted rock under the surface of the earth is called

• core

• magma

• erosion

• lava

Particles in the soil that were once part of a living thing are called

• magma

• inorganic

• organic

• sediment

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Scientists who study the structure, rocks, and minerals of the earth are

• geologist

• phrenologist

• paleontologist

• archaeologist

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Magma that flows out onto the surface of the earth is

• magma

• mantle

• lava

• sediment

Small bits of weathered rock are

• erosion

• crust

• sediment

• soil

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The movement of sediment from one place to another is

• weathering

• crust

• soil

• erosion

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The loose material on the surface of the earth in which plants grow is

• sediment

• soil

• inorganic

• lava

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