Intro to Earth Science

What is the hot, liquid rock inside a volcano called?

• Lava

• Steam

• Sediment

• Magma

Where is the earth's mantle found?

• Between the crust and the core.

• At the center of the earth.

• The outer layer of the earth.

• In the atmosphere.

The earth's core is _.

• hot.

• liquid and solid.

• rotating.

• All of the above.

A compass works using the earth's _

• Latitude.

• Longitude.

• Magnetic field.

• Ozone layer.

What happens when tectonic plates shift and grind one another?

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Which of these planets is Earth? Circle the planet.

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A dormant volcano _

• may erupt in the future.

• has no magma.

• emits gas and lava.

• will never erupt.

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Which of these are types of rock?

• Igneous

• Cumulus

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

Draw a volcano with a magma chamber.

It is the theory that the Earth's curst is broken up into plates.

• Plate tectonic theory

• Chromatography theory

• Modernized theory

• Landform theory

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