Layers of the Earth
The center of the Earth is called....
What is the core?
An inorganic substance found naturally in the Earth is called...
What is a mineral?
When a mineral breaks along smooth, straight lines or into flats sheets is called...
What is cleavage?
The three categories that geologists use to classify rocks are...
What is igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary?
Rock that forms when layers of sediment and organic material harden is called...
What is sedimentary?
The thin outer layer of the Earth is called...
What is the crust?
A substance made of things that were NEVER alive is...
What is inorganic?
The color of the mark made when a mineral sample is rubbed on a harder surface is called...
What is streak?
A type of metamorphic rock...
What is slate?
Rock formed from magma or volcanic lava is called...
What is igneous?
Most of the Earth's mass is in the...
What is the mantle?
The loose material on the surface of the Earth in which plants can grow...
What is soil?
The way a mineral reflects light is called...
A type of sedimentary rock...
What is limestone?
A rock like substance that forms from decayed plant matter...
What is coal?
The hottest layer of the Earth is called...
A hard natural substance made of one or more minerals that contain organic materials is called...
What is a rock?
The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is called...
What is hardness?
A type of igneous rock...
What is obsidian?
The movement of sediment from one place to another is called...
What is erosion?
The parts that make up the crust are called...
What are plates?
A scientist that studies the structure, rocks and minerals of the Earth is called...
What is a geologist?
A mineral that can be cut and polished for us is called...
What is a gemstone?
Rock formed by heat and pressure deep below the Earth's crust is called...
What is metamorphic?
The hot melted rock that makes up the mantle of the Earth is called...
What is magma?