| A | B |
| ATMOSPHERE | THE LAYER OF GASES THAT SURROUNDS THE EARTH AND CONTAINS THE CLOUDS |
| HYDROSPHERE | EARTH'S LAKES, OCEANS AND RIVERS ARE PART OF THIS LAYER |
| LITHOSPHERE | THE OUTER SHELL OF THE EARTH THAT CONTAINS THE ROCKS, SOILS AND MINERALS PLANTS NEED |
| CRUST | THE OUTER PART OF THE LITHOSPHERE |
| MANTLE | THE MIDDLE LAYER OF THE EARTH BETWEEN THE CRUST AND THE CORE |
| CORE | CENTER LAYER OF THE EARTH |
| PLATE TECTONICS | THE THEORY THAT SAYS THAT THE EARTH'S SURFACE IS MADE UP OF ABOUT 20 MOVING PIECES |
| VOLCANOES, EARTHQUAKES AND MOUNTAINS | CAN BE CAUSED BY PLATE MOVEMENT |
| WEATHERING | BREAKING DOWN AND CHANGING ROCKS |
| EROSION | HOW WEATHERED ROCK CAN BE MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE |
| DEPOSITION | THE DROPPING OF MATERIALS MOVED BY EROSION |
| ROCK CYCLE | THE WAYS THAT ROCKS CHANGE FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER |
| IGNEOUS ROCK | FORMED FORM MELTED MANTLE THAT HAS COOLED |
| FOSSIL | REMAINS OF ANY DEAD ORGANISM TRAPPED IN LAYERS OF ROCKS |
| SEDIMEMTARY ROCK | FORMED WHEN SEDIMENTS ARE PRESSED OR CEMENTED TOGETHER |
| THEORY | PLATE TECTONICS |
| AN HYPOTHESIS | A GUESS OR IDEA |
| METAMORPHIC ROCK | FORMED WHEN IGNEOUS OR SEDIMENTARY ROCK IS CHANGED BY HEAT OR PRESSURE |
| MINERAL | a natural, nonliving solid with a definite chemical structure |
| MRS. ANGST | BIGGEST BEN FRANKLIN FAN EVER! |