Which Layer(s)
The correct order of Earth's 4 main layers, starting with the surface?
What is the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core?
The lightest form of crust.
What is Continental Crust
Which of Earths layers are as hot as the sun?
What is Inner Core
Who discovered the solid inner core?
Who is Dr. Lehmann?
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How do we know what the mantle rock is like?
We pulverize it with a laser.
What happens the deeper you go in Earth's layers?
What are more pressure and heat?
What bests describes hot rock rising and cool rock sinking, or the reason for plate tectonics?
What is convection
This is what Dr. Lehmann was studying when she discovered the solid inner core
What are seismic s-waves and p-waves?
Hot, solid to playdough-like rock, that is slowly moving.
What best describes the mantle?
Describe how the solid inner core of the Earth moves.
What is independently, not the same as the outer core nor the crust of Earth?
What do geologists use to measure earthquakes?
What are seismic waves
Which layer of Earth contains tectonic plates?
What is Lithosphere
The Kola Bore Hole. (what and where)
What is the deepest hole dug in Russia
The outer core helps to create the Earth's electro-magnetic fields because of _______ happening there.
What is convection currents.
What is the Moho discontinuity?
What is a region between the crust and mantle discovered by Dr. Mohorovicic?
What are convection currents in the outer core doing for mankind?
What is creating the electro-magnetic fields that protect us from Sun activity?
Earth's outer core is not smooth like shown in pictures, instead it has ____________ ______________
What are Earth Blobs?
What did scientists originally believe about all the layers of the Earth?
All layers were the same.
What is the mysterious change that appears to happen often with the inner core?
What is changing rotation direction?
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What is one possible reason that causes a discontinuity layer?
What is (one of the below)
1. physical change in rock
2. compositional change in rock
3. phase change in rock
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Name Earth's 7 detailed layers in order.
What is the Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, and Inner Core
Earth blobs can be as big as continents. Where are the two continent-sized blobs located?
What is 1) under Africa and 2) under the Pacific Ocean?