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12 questions
Which planet is Earth in the order from the Sun?
Earth’s surface is mostly covered by ___.
What shape is Earth?
Which of the following states of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?
The ___ of a material determines how much space it takes up.
A scientific ___ is a representation of a part of the natural world that is difficult to observe directly.
Match the following key terms to their definition.
Why do scientists use models to study Earth's structure?
Which layer of Earth is partially covered in water?
The ___ is a layer of dense rock below the crust that behaves as a fluid over very long geological time scales.
Why do scientists often simplify Earth's structure into four main layers (crust, mantle, outer core, inner core) even though there are many more sub-layers?
What happens to temperature and pressure as you go deeper towards Earth's centre?
