The Earth vocabulary 1

A blanket of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere
• air

A fine-grained, heavy volcanic rock

• crust
• granite
• basalt
• pumice

A large landmass on Earth's surface.

• ocean
• mantle
• rock
• continent

The outermost layer of a rocky planet or moon.

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

Oval-shaped

• circle
• orbit
• round
• elliptical

A very hot metal ball found at Earth's center.

• mantle
• inner core
• outer core
• crust

The force that attracts objects to each other.

• earthquake
• sun
• gravity
• love

A very thick layer of rock found directly under Earth's crust.

• crust
• inner core
• outer core
• mantle

To travel around an object such as a sun or planet.

• elliptical
• orbit
• spin
• solar system

The layer of hot liquid iron found beneath Earth's mantle.

• crust
• inner core
• outer core
• mantle