What are the three layers of the Earth?
crust, mantle and core
The ______ relief of the geosphere consists of the continents and islands.
land
What type of relief is this?
Submerged
The __________ is the colour which is seen when the mineral is ground up.
streak
What mineral is found in your pencil?
graphite
Is this a fracture or exfoliation?
exfoliation
Name 1 mineral of granite
feldspar, quartz, mica
Name 1 mineral of basalt.
pyroxene, plagioclase
What is the intermediate and thickest layer of the Earth?
mantle
The lithosphere is the combination of the _________ and _____________.
crust and upper mantle
Rocks are made up of materials called ________.
minerals
The surface of the geosphere is not flat. It has many irregularities that make up its ____________.
relief
These are two similar minerals. What mineral is the blue one?
Azurite
What mineral is limestone made of?
calcite
What part of the core is solid?
inner core
The _______ of a mineral are unique and depend on its composition and how its components are arranged.
properties
Give 2 examples of lithospheric plates
African, Antarctic, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, North American, Pacific and South American
TRUE OR FALSE: Minerals are inorganic
TRUE
The crust of the Earth is made up of solid materials with different appearances called __________.
rocks
What feature is this?
mountain ranges
What mineral is this?
mica
What cubic mineral is this?
pyrite
TRUE OR FALSE: Minerals can be liquid
FALSE
What are the two zones of the crust?
continental and oceanic