Minerals & Rocks in the Geosphere

Geo means....

• life

• water

• earth

• air

The outermost layer of Earth is called the

• crust

• outer mantle

• inner mantle

• core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The crust of Earth is broken into

• cups.

• plates.

• islands.

• volcanoes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The Geosphere includes all of the ______, ______, and _______ of Earth.

• minerals, rocks, and people

• soil, trees, and minerals

• rocks, soil, and water

• rocks, soil and minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Magma is located in the

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

As you move in from the crust to the inner core, the temperature gets

• hotter

• colder

• stays the same

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

• Rock Cycle

• Uplift

• Deposition

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This phenomenon moves magma around in huge circles in the earth.

• Conviction Currents

• Convection Currents

• Convection Circuits

• Conviction Circuits

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Name the two types of crust

• Land and Sea

• Oceanic and Land

• Land and Continental

• Oceanic and Continental

Identify D

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1