Rocks and Minerals
This rock can be formed by the accumulation of shells or coral, but not from citrus fruit
Limestone
Before it reaches the surface, lava is known as this
Magma
Na is the symbol of this element that makes up about 2.8% of the Earth's crust
Sodium
What is the highest peak on Earth
Mount Everest
This new wave group gave us hits like "Roxanne" & "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
The Police
When combined with clay, this mineral is what makes up the lead in your pencils
Graphite
These waves, from Greek for "shake," that pass through the Earth's rocks are caused by earthquakes
Seismic Waves
Give your 5 cents and name this silvery-white metal
Nickel
At over 36,000 feet, it's the deepest spot in the North Pacific, or anywhere else on Earth.
Mariana Trench
This group's fourth album had no title or name on the cover but did sell millions ("Stairway To Heaven" helped)
Led Zeppelin
This scale is used to determine the relative hardness of a mineral
Mohs hardness scale
This mountain system was formed by the Eurasian & Indian tectonic plates ramming into each other
Himalayas
By volume, this gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere
Nitrogen
The continent of Africa, as well as its surrounding oceanic crusts, are part of the African one of these rigid pieces that make up the Earth's surface
African Plate
A 1994 album by this group features the song lyric here:"...I only wanna be with you..."
Hootie and the Blowfish
This blackboard rock is formed when shale is subjected to immense heat & pressure
Slate
This crystalline formation forms on cave ceilings
Stalactites
Earth's atmosphere is about 1% this alphabetically first noble gas
Argon
The continent that contains 70% of Earth's freshwater resources
Antarctica
This group that gave us "Sweet Home Alabama" was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006
Lynard Skynard
You get an "A" if you know this is the highest-ranking & cleanest-burning coal available
Anthracite
The name of this Earth layer that extends to about 60 miles in depth is from Greek for "stone ball."
Lithosphere
By mass, it's the most abundant element in the Earth's crust and in your body
Oxygen
The largest peninsula on Earth is mostly made up of this Middle Eastern country
Saudi Arabia
In early 1981 they rode the wave to No. 1 with the little song heard here"The tide is high but I'm holding on /I'm gonna be..."
Blondie