Crust
There are two types of crust:
1. Continental
2. ????
Is it Oceanic or Ground?
Oceanic
What kind of plates are found in the top part of the mantle?
a. fragile plates b. Tectonic Plates
b. Tectonic Plates
The outer core is...
a. solid iron and nickel
b. liquid iron and nickel
b. liquid iron and nickel
The inner core is....
a. very cold
b. very hot, as hot as the sun.
b. very hot, as hot as the sun.
The Layer we live on
Crust
The continental crust is made of mostly....
a. Nickel b. Granite
a. Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes,
b. sunshine and beautiful weather
a. Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes,
The outer core is where Earth's ______ ______ is found.
a. magnetic field
b. tectonic plates
a. magnetic field
Why does the inner core stay solid even though it is very hot?
a. because it's so hot
b. because of all of the pressure
b. because of all of the pressure
The thinnest layer
Crust
Is the crust the THICKEST or THINNEST layer?
Thinnest
The mantle has two parts:
1. lithosphere
2. __________
a. hydrosphere b. asthenosphere
b. asthenosphere
The outer core is really cold.
False, the outer core is very hot.
The inner core is made of...
a. SOLID iron and nickel
b. LIQUID iron and nickel
a. SOLID iron and nickel
the thickest layer
Mantle
The Continental Crust can be up to:
a. 400 miles thick b. 44 miles thick
b. 44 miles thick
TRUE OR FALSE:
The Mantle is the thickest layer.
TRUE
True or False
The outer core is the layer we live on.
False, we live on the crust.
True or False
The inner core is the outer layer of the earth.
False, it is the layer in the very center of the Earth.
the hottest layer
Inner Core
The crust temperature ranges from air temperature to __________.
a. 600 degrees F b. 1600 degrees F
b. 1600 degrees F
What type of rock is found at the bottom of the mantle?
a. solid rock b. liquid, magma rock
b. liquid, magma rock
Is it possible to travel to the inner and outer core of Earth?
NO
a. Microwaves
b. Seismic Waves
b. Seismic Waves
made of mostly liquid iron and liquid nickel
outer core