Spherical Earth
Earth's Interior
Earth's Surface
Earth's Systems
Extra
100
What did scientists use to discover Earth's Shape?
What are SATELLITES
100
The brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth is called what?
What is THE CRUST
100
Landforms with low relief and low elevation are called what?
What are PLAINS
100
The layer of gases surrounding Earth is called what?
What is THE ATMOSPHERE
100
Which layer of the core is solid?
What is THE INNER CORE
200
A ________________ has all points on the surface at an equal distance from the center and is shaped like a ball.
What is a SPHERE
200
The thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth is called what?
What is THE MANTLE
200
Landforms with high relief and high elevation.
What are MOUNTAINS
200
All living things on Earth make up what Earth system?
What is the BIOSPHERE
200
The outer part of the magnetic field that interacts with particles from the sun is called what?
What is THE MAGNETOSPHERE
300
What is the force that every object exerts on every other object because of their masses?
What is GRAVITY
300
The dense metallic center of Earth is called what?
What is THE CORE
300
Landforms with low relief and high elevation.
What are PLATEAUS
300
What Earth system contains a thin layer of soil and sediments covering a rocky center?
What is THE GEOSPHERE
300
Crust underneath the ocean is called?
What is OCEANIC CRUST
400
What is Earth's entire solid body called?
What is THE GEOSPHERE
400
Scientists group the crust and the uppermost mantle into a rigid layer called what?
What is THE LITHOSPERE
400
Topographic features formed by processes that shape Earth's surface are called what?
What is A LANDFORM
400
What Earth system is made up of water in Earth's surface, underground, and liquid water in the atmosphere?
What is THE HYDROSPHERE
400
Which layer is the most dense? The crust The mantle The core
What is THE CORE
500
What is the amount of mass in a material per unit volume called?
What is DENSITY
500
The plastic, soft, and flexible layer within the mantle is called what?
What is THE ASTHENOSPHERE
500
The term scientists use to describe differences in elevation.
What is RELIEF
500
Most of the water in the hydrosphere is where?
What is THE OCEANS
500
When did Earth form? 4.6 mya 6000 ya 4.6 bya
What is 4.6 BYA
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