Layers of the Earth
How many layers of the Earth are there?
4, the crust, mantle, inner, and outer core.
These are little pieces of rocks, pebbles, mineral grains, and shell fragments that eventually form rocks.
Sediments.
Sometimes I am called a sea.
Ocean
The average weather pattern of a region
Climate
What is the 2nd planet closest to the sun?
Venus
What layer of Earth do humans live on?
The crust.
This can cool and harden and form igneous rock.
Magma or Lava
I am usually fresh water and am surrounded by land.
Lake
A cloud at ground level
Fog
What is the name of the dwarf planet that used to be a planet in our solar system?
Pluto
What is the last layer of the Earth?
The inner core
This can cool and harden and form igneous rock.
Erosion or Weathering
The tallest landform.
Mountain
What the lower atmosphere (or troposphere) is like at any given place and time
Weather
What planet has a lot of rings?
Saturn
What is the mantle made up of?
Molten Rock (Melted)
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid, that has a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
Mineral
There are five "Great" ones.
Lakes, HOMES. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
Air that moves horizontally
Wind
What is the last (8th) planet from the sun in our Solar System?
Neptune
What mostly makes up the outer and inner cores?
Hints: Fe, Ni
Iron and Nickel.
You can see this property just by looking at a mineral. Many minerals can be several of these.
Hint: The British spell this word differently. (Think of the letter U).
Color
I can use this to tell which direction I am going.
Compass
The changing of a liquid into a gas
Evaporation
A planet whose mass is most likely more than 300 times the mass of Earth.
Hint: Think Big.
Jupiter