The _____ part of Earth is called the geosphere
solid
The geosphere has ___ layers.
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The inner layer is called the ____. It is made up of metals
core
The middle layer is the _____.
mantle
The outer layer is the _____.
crust
Both the middle and outer layer are made of ______.
rocks
The majority of rocks on Earth´s crust are on the ______ and covered by water.
seabed
Above sea level, the rest of the rocks form the _________.
continents
________ rocks form when different materials are deposited in the same place. They are found in layers.
sedimentary
_______ rocks form when liquid magma cools and solidifies.
igneous
_______ rocks are rocks that have changed our time because of extreme pressure or heat.
metamorphic
To tell the difference between rocks we examine which three factors?
composition, texture, and appearance in nature
______ is what minerals make up the rock. some are made up of only one mineral and others are made up of many different ones.
composition
_____ or what the grains in the rock look like. They can be small and regular or large and irregular.
texture
_______ __ _________ which includes where the rock is found, for example in the mountain range.
appearance in nature
