Vocabulary 1
Some volcanos can be _____ when their lava and ash pour out onto the land around them.
Destructive
A ____ keeps its shape, like a block or an eraser.
Solid
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
The crust.
The Earth's surface is covered by ____ and ____ - or other words for 'land' and 'water'.
Continents and oceans
A geyser is an eruption of ____.
Hot water/steam
What are the tiny pieces of dirt and rock called that press on top of one another over time forming sedimentary rocks?
Sediments
You can sort objects by their _____, like its color, shape and size.
Characteristics
The center of the Earth is called the ____.
Core
The imaginary line that goes around the world is called the ____.
Equator
We know about the history of the Earth because of the scientists who study rocks and ____.
Fossils
A geologist is someone who studies ____ and the ____.
Rocks and the Earth
The continuous force of weight created when something presses or pushes against something is called ____.
Pressure
This layer of the Earth is between the crust and the core.
The mantle.
What is the Earth shaped like?
A sphere.
How do we know about dinosaurs?
Because of fossils.
What are fossils?
Fossils are preserved imprints or bodies of animals and plants that died many years ago.
If something varies, it is always ____.
Changing
This layer of the Earth is made of molten metal.
Outer core.
What three words cause many changes inside the Earth?
Heat, pressure and time.
What are the three groups rocks can be categorized into?
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
Dinosaurs are ____, meaning there are none left on the Earth.
Extinct
Paleontologists ____ Dinosaur fossils to keep them in good condition.
Preserve
How are the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core of the Earth all alike?
They are all layers of the Earth
A volcano is caused by an eruption of ____ making its way to the surface of the Earth.
Magma
A fossil is ____.
A preserved body part or imprint of a plant or animal that lived many years ago.