Domain 7

Can things live below the crust in the mantle?

This rock is formed from hot lava or magma that cools and hardens like a candle.

I study plants and animals that lived on the earth a long time ago.

I am extinct but scientists believe I lived millions of years ago.

What is the outermost layer of the earth, where we live?

Which one is NOT a type of volcano?

This rock is formed when heat and pressure change igneous and sedimentary rocks into new rocks.

What are the three most important things for geologists?

Dinosaurs are extinct, which means...

What does a geologist study?

The earth has 2 layers: the crust and the core.

The inner core is a solid metal ball in the center of the Earth.

How many continents are on the earth?

Fossils are pieces of rock that come from the eruption of a geyser.

How many oceans are on the earth?

This rock is created by pieces of dirt and rock pressing down on top of one another.