Geosphere

The geosphere includes​ (a)   ,​ ​ (b)   ​, ​ (c)   ,​ ​ (d)   .

• rocks and minerals on earth
• from molten rock & heavy metals in earth interior
• to sand on beaches
• and peaks of mountains
• oxygen and carbon dioxide
• volcanoes
• oxygen and carbon dioxide in atmosphere
• volcanoes on earth's surface

Geologist learn about earth's ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   deep inside earth where ​ (c)   are formed.

• structure
• conditions
• rocks
• magma
• volcanoes
• seismic waves

_________ sometimes carry rocks to the surface

from depths of more than 100 km.

Rocks from inside the earth provide more information about earth's interior including clues about how ______ & ______ flow there

Below the mantle is the Earth's dense ____.

The earth's core consists of 2 parts: a liquid ​ (a)   and a solid ​ (b)   .

• outer core
• inner core
• mantle
• rock

The _____ ____ is a layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core.

• outer core

• inner core

Despite the enormous amount of pressure, the outer core is

• solid

• liquid

The ​ (a)   is a dense ball of ​ (b)   metal.

• inner core
• solid
• outer core
• liquid

Both parts of the core are mostly made up of ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   , with smaller amounts of ​ (c)   , ​ (d)   & ​ (e)  

• iron
• nickel
• oxygen
• sulfur
• silicon
• hydrogen
• copper