Geology
This is the name for the central part of the Earth, composed of a solid inner core and a molten outer core?
Core
What is the field of study of Earth's materials, including rocks, minerals, and the processes that shape the Earth's surface called?
Geology
What is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, and wind patterns?
Weather
What is the name for the collection of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other objects around the Sun?
Solar System
What is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth through evaporation, condensation, and wind patterns?
Water Cycle
This is the name for the layer of Earth located between the crust and the core, composed of solid and molten rock?
Mantle
This is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical, chemical, or biological means?
Weathering
What is a vent or opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash are ejected?
Volcano
What is a large system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity?
Galaxy
What is the phenomenon that occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon?
Lunar Eclipse
This is the name of the outermost and thinnest layer of the Earth, composed of solid rock?
Crust
What is the theory that explains the movement and interactions of Earth's plates?
Plate Tectonics
What is the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust?
Earthquake
What is the term that covers all of space, and all the matter and energy that space contains?
Universe
This rock type is formed when magma cools and becomes solid?
Igneous Rock
This type of rock is formed the the accumulation and compaction of sediment?
Sedimentary Rock
This term is used to describe the preserved evidence of a once-living organism, often found in sedimentary rocks
Fossil
What is the term for a large ocean wave usually caused by an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption?
Tsunami
What is the name of the phenomenon that occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, blocking the Sun's light?
Solar Eclipse
This is the term for hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth?
Magma
This is the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock?
Metamorphic Rock
This term describes the process by which weathered rock and soil are transported from one place to another by wind, water, and ice?
Erosion
What is the long-term pattern of weather conditions in a particular area, including temperature, precipitation, and wind?
Climate
What is a group of stats that forms a pattern or shape as seen from Earth?
Constellation
What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding the Earth, held in place by gravity?
Atmosphere