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earth and beyond
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the different layers of the Earth? | Crust, Mantle, Core |
| Is our home planet? | Earth |
| Earth has been called the _________. | "Goldilocks planet" |
| What is the name of the largest ocean on earth? | The Pacific Ocean |
| Which is hotter, the center of the earth or surface of the sun? | The center of the earth |
| What do you call a person who studies rocks? | A geologist |
| 'Cascade', 'horsetail', 'plunge' and 'tiered' are types of what? | Waterfall |
| What is the name of the highest mountain on earth | Mount Everest |
| The gemstone ruby is typically what color | Red |
| Someone who studies earthquakes is known as a what? | Seismologist |
| Over a long period of time while under extreme heat and pressure, graphite turns into which precious mineral? | Diamond |
| What is the second most common gas found in the air we breathe? | Oxygen |
| What is the name of the layer of earth’s atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun? | The ozone layer |
| What do you call molten rock before it has erupted? | Magma |
| Outside of Antarctica, what is the largest desert in the world? | The Sahara Desert in Africa |