The quality of being easily shaped or molded.

The Earth's thin outer layer that is the part we stand on.

The second and largest layer of the Earth that is between the core and crust. It is a soft solid that flows slowly.

A liquid layer composed of molten iron and nickel that surrounds Earth's inner core and is below the mantle.

A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of Earth caused by extreme heat and pressure so great that the metals are squeezed together creating a solid.

Rigid layer made up of the upper part of the Earth's mantle and crust which is divided into plates, and moves above the layer known as the Asthenosphere.

Semi-molten mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.

Earth layer that is the lower part of the mantle between the Asthenosphere and the outer core.

The thin and dense part of the Earth's crust that is found under the ocean basin.

Relatively thick part of the Earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.

The way the surface of a mineral reflects light.

The color of the powder produced when a mineral is dragged across an unglazed surface.

A series of processes, on the surface and inside the Earth that slowly change rocks from one kind to another.

A type of rock formed below the surface of the Earth through intense heat and/or pressure.

Inorganic substances found naturally in Earth that are the building blocks of rocks.

A type of rock formed through the accumulation, compaction, and cementation of sediment.

The ability of a mineral to resist being scratched. You would use the Moh's Scale to find this.

This type of rock is formed when lava or magma cools and becomes a solid material.

Process by which sediments are cemented together by minerals dissolved in water to form sedimentary rock.

Igneous rock formed above ground on the Earth's surface.

Process by which layers of sediments are pressed together to form sedimentary rock.

Igneous rock that forms from melted rock or magma cools and hardens deep below the Earth's surface.

The natural process in which material (such as stones and sand) are carried to the bottom of a body of water and forms a solid layer.