Question

which statements describe what geologists study? check all that apply.
☑️ oxygen and other gases that surround earth
☑️ the solid parts of earth
☑️ the inside of earth
□ living things on earth
□ the forces that affect earth
☑️ the rocks and minerals that make up earth

Explanation:

Geologists study the Earth's structure (solid parts, inside), materials (rocks, minerals), and forces affecting it. The atmosphere (gases) is studied by atmospheric scientists, and living things by biologists. So correct statements are "the solid parts of Earth", "the inside of Earth", "the forces that affect Earth" (wait, original checked ones: "oxygen..." is wrong (atmosphere), "the solid parts", "the inside", "the rocks...". Wait re - evaluating:

• "oxygen and other gases that surround Earth": Studied by atmospheric scientists, not geologists. So this is incorrect.
• "the solid parts of Earth": Geologists study the lithosphere (solid Earth), correct.
• "the inside of Earth": Geologists study Earth's interior (mantle, core, etc.), correct.
• "living things on Earth": Studied by biologists, incorrect.
• "the forces that affect Earth": Geologists study tectonic forces, erosion forces, etc., correct (this was unchecked but should be checked? Wait original image: "the forces..." is unchecked. Wait maybe my initial thought. Wait geologists do study forces like plate tectonics, erosion, etc. But in the original image, the checked ones include "oxygen..." (wrong), "solid parts", "inside", "rocks...". But the correct ones should be "the solid parts of Earth", "the inside of Earth", "the forces that affect Earth", "the rocks and minerals that make up Earth". The "oxygen..." is incorrect.

Wait the question is to check which statements describe what geologists study. So:

1. "oxygen and other gases that surround Earth": Incorrect (atmospheric science).
2. "the solid parts of Earth": Correct (geology studies the solid Earth).
3. "the inside of Earth": Correct (geology studies Earth's interior).
4. "living things on Earth": Incorrect (biology).
5. "the forces that affect Earth": Correct (geology studies tectonic, erosional, etc., forces).
6. "the rocks and minerals that make up Earth": Correct (geology studies rock and mineral composition).

But in the original image, some are incorrectly checked. But the question is to identify which should be checked. So the correct statements (to check) are:

• the solid parts of Earth
• the inside of Earth
• the forces that affect Earth
• the rocks and minerals that make up Earth

The "oxygen..." is incorrect, "living things" is incorrect.

Answer:

• the solid parts of Earth
• the inside of Earth
• the forces that affect Earth (if we consider, but in the original image it's unchecked. Wait maybe the original image has some errors. But based on geology:

Correct statements (to check) are:

• the solid parts of Earth
• the inside of Earth
• the forces that affect Earth
• the rocks and minerals that make up Earth

(Note: The "oxygen and other gases..." is incorrect as it's atmospheric science, not geology.)