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Give the name of the thin the outer layer of the earth. |
crust |
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What is the middle layer of the earth which makes up most of the earth's mass called? |
mantle |
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What is the name of the center of the earth which is under great heat and pressure? |
core |
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What are particles found in the soil which were part of a living thing? |
organic |
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What is magma? |
Hot melted rock under the surface of the earth |
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When magma flows out onto the surface of the earth, it is known as ____. |
lava |
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Who are scientists who study the structure of the earth as well as rocks and minerals? |
geologists |
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When sediment moves from one place to another, this is knows as ______. |
erosion |
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What is soil? |
loose material on the surface of the earth in which plants grow |
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What are small bits of weathered rock? |
sediment |
