Rocks and Minerals

Hot melted rock under the surface of the earth is called

• lava

• minerals

• magma

• humus

The magma that flows from an opening onto the surface of the earth is

• crust

• sediment

• lava

• minerals

Small bits of weathered rocks are called

• humus

• minerals

• sediment

• crust

Decayed plants and animals that are part of the soil are called

• organic

• crust

• sediment

• humus

Something once part of a living thing is called

• humus

• mineral

• sediment

• organic

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An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth is

• lava

• sediment

• humus

• minerals

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Click on all the things that a geologist studies.

• structure of the earth

• rocks

• minerals

• people

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Choose each option that describes the crust.

• outer layer

• thinnest

• makes up most of the earth's mass

• made up of many pieces

• hot and under extreme pressure

Choose each option that describes the mantle.

• middle layer

• outer layer

• makes up most of the earth's mass

• hot and under extreme pressure

• made up of many pieces

Choose each option that describes the core.

• outer layer

• middle layer

• hot and under extreme pressure

• center layer

• makes up most of the earth's mass