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Outer layer of rock and soil (blue-green)
Layer of rock under heat and pressure
Melted iron and nickel around solid core
Melted rock deep within the earth
Crack through with which magma escapes
where magma collects
Melted rock that erupts from a volcanoe
Point where stress is released
Vibrations from the release of this stress
Place where shock waves first reach
Place where shock waves first reach
The study of the land water, plants, animals, people, and locations of a place
One of the seven large land areas of the world
A land region under the control of one government
natural outdoor habitat of a plant or animal
National place where a plant or animal lives
Things such as buildings and roads that people build on the land
The weather of a place over a one period of time
The number you get when you add up numbers and then divide the sum by the total amount of numbers; a typical amount
Not excessive or extreme
A weather condition where the air is very moist and uncomfortable to people.
Water that falls to earth as rain or snow
A scientist who studies the history of the earth through rock and formation.
The material (such as sand and rocks) left behind by water, wind, or a glacier
To wear away the land by wind or water.
A large thick mass of ice built over a long period of time.
A ridge of high ground between drainage areas.
Animals or plants that no longer exist anywhere on the earth
A place or land division that has certain common characteristics (landforms, weather, etc.)
Soil left from a glacier a mixture of clay, sand, and gravel
A place set apart to protect animals and plants
Name the 3 layers of the earth
What do geologists do?
What is found in the crust besides rock?
How thick is the mantle
Why don't geologists know more about the mantle and core?
