Science quiz 1A

What is the thin, outer layer of the earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

Which part of the earth is very hot, under great pressure and considered the center of the earth?

• crust

• Mantle

• Core

What is the middle layer of the earth that makes up most of the earth’s mass?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

What is hot, melted rock underneath the earth?

• Magma

• Lava

• Core

What are particles in soil that were once part of a living thing?

• Organic

• Inorganic

What type of scientist studies rocks, structure of the earth and minerals?

• Geologists

• Archaeologist

• Paleontologist

What is magma that flows up and out of the earth’s surface?

• Magma

• Lava

• Core

What are small bits of weathered rock?

• Sediment

• Topsoil

• Lava

What is the movement of sediment from one place to another?

• Erosion

• Magma

• Topsoil

What is the loose material on the surface of the earth where plants grow?

• Soil

• Erosion

• Sediment