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Question 1easy

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Question 2easy

What scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

Question 3easy

What is the process by which rocks are broken down by wind, water, or ice?

Question 4easy

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

Question 5easy

What is the center of the Earth called?

Question 6easy

What is the layer of gases surrounding Earth called?

Question 7medium

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago?

Question 8medium

What scale measures wind speed?

Question 9medium

What type of rock is formed from layers of sediment compressed over time?

Question 10medium

What is the name of the theory that describes the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?

Question 11medium

What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

Question 12medium

What is the boundary between two tectonic plates called?

Question 13medium

What type of cloud is often associated with thunderstorms?

Question 14medium

What is the process by which water moves from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere?

Question 15medium

Diamond and graphite are both forms of which element?

Question 16hard

What is the name of the scale that measures tornado intensity?

Question 17hard

What is the approximate age of the Earth?

Question 18hard

What type of rock is marble?

Question 19hard

The San Andreas Fault is an example of what type of plate boundary?

Question 20hard

What is the name of the scale used to measure hurricane intensity in the Atlantic?

Question 21hard

What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by water?

Question 22hard

What is the name of the layer in the atmosphere where most weather occurs?

Question 23hard

What mineral is the hardest on the Mohs scale?

Question 24hard

What is the name of the current geological epoch, characterized by human impact?

Question 25easy

What do we call molten rock beneath Earth's surface?

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