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What is the layer of Earth that has the highest density and is composed of solid iron and nickel?

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Inner Core

Front

How are rocks classified?

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Rocks are classified based on how they are formed.

Front

What type of rock forms when magma or lava cools and hardens?

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Igneous rock.

Front

What geological event occurs at divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and hot spots?

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Volcanoes.

Front

Which layer of Earth creates the magnetic field due to radioactive decay?

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Outer Core.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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Crust.

Front

What type of rock is formed from the compression of sediments?

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Sedimentary rock.

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What is the process called when rocks change from one type to another due to heat and pressure?

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Metamorphism.

Front

What is the layer of Earth located between the crust and the outer core?

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Mantle.

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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics.