Unit 2: Introduction to Earth Science

What do we call the part of Earth that is water? (oceans, lakes, rivers, ice caps)

Who studies soil, rocks, and minerals?

Who studies the atmosphere and predicts storms?

Which layer is a solid ball of metal and is hotter than the surface of the sun?

Which layer is made of liquid metal?  (iron and nickel)

What is the solid part of Earth called? (continents and ocean bottom)

What is the outside layer of the Earth called?

Who studies meteors, stars, and other planets?

Who studies waves and currents? 

What do we call the gases that surround Earth?

What do we call the part of Earth that supports life?  (where organisms can live)

Which layer of Earth has the most mass and is mostly semisolid rock?