Earth System
Earth Structure
Rocks and
Minerals
Minerals
Volcanoes
100
Name an example of a body of water
River, ocean, or lake
100
The _______ is the first layer of the Earth
Crust
100
Copper, silver and gold have been mined from the Rio _____ in Huelva
Tinto
100
What is coming out of the volcano?
Gas
200
The layer of air around the earth is called
The atmosphere
200
The ______ is the last layer of the Earth
Core
200
What is this type of rock?
Sedimentary
200
What is the top of the volcano called?
Crater
300
All of the living beings on Earth live on the...
Biosphere
300
The geosphere contains...
The crust, mantle, and core
300
What is the lustre of this mineral called?
Metallic
300
Lava
400
What parts make up the geosphere?
The core, the mantle, the crust
400
This part is made up of really hot, molten rock
Mantle
400
Metamorphic rocks are formed in this layer of the Earth
The crust
400
Molten rock is also called _______
Magma
500
Name all of the parts of the Earth system
Biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere
500
What is the core made up of?
Iron and other metals
500
A mineral is identified by these four properties
Colour, lustre, hardness and crystal shape
500
A pluton is what type of rock?
Igneous rock