6.00.4 QZ Earth Structures & Landforms

Mountains formed when lava rises through the crust.

• Volcanoes
• Earthquakes
• Mantle
• Continents

The part of the earth where life is found.

• Biosphere
• Lithosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere

The part of the earth’s crust that is made up by land.

• Lithosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere

The thin layer of earth surrounding the mantle.

• Crust
• Core
• Hydrosphere
• Continents

Shaking or sudden movements in plates.

• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Mantle
• Continents

Oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water on the earth.

• Hydrosphere
• Lithosphere
• Biosphere
• Atmosphere

The thick middle layer of the earth’s interior structure consisting of dense hot rock.

• Mantle
• Core
• Atmosphere
• Crust

The centermost part of the earth is called the ..

• Core

• Continents

• Biosphere

• Crust

The major land masses of the world.

• Continents
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Mantle

The air that surrounds the earth.

• Atmosphere
• Lithosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere