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Layers of the Earth 1
Layers of the Earth 2
Layers of the Earth 3
Layers of the Earth 4
Layers of the Earth 5
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Which layer of the Earth is liquid?

Outer Core

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What is the layer of hot solid material between the crust and the core?
Mantle
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What is the very soft layer found below the lithosphere?
Asthenosphere
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The 4 major layers of the Earth in order are

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, and Inner Core

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What creates the magnetosphere?

The liquid outer core 

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What is the very hot area found below the asthenosphere?

Lower Mantle

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True OR False: The outermost layer is called the mantle.
False
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Which layer lies directly above the inner core?
Outer Core
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What is the inner most layer of the earth?
Inner Core
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How does pressure and temperature change as you move towards the core?

They both increase

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
Crust
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How is the Asthenosphere described (single word)?

Plasticity

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what layer does convection currents happen in the earth?

Mantel 

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What is the outer most layer of Earth that consists of the crust and upper most part of the mantle broken into segments called?
Lithosphere
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What helped scientists understand the makeup of each Earth Layer?

Earthquakes

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What are the chunks of crust called that the continents move on?

Tectonic Plates

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describe convection currents 

cold liquid/gas sink and warm rises 

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What best describes the materials that make the outer core?

Liquid iron and nickel.

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what layer is composed of iron and nickel, and generates Earth's magnetic field?

outer core 

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What does the electromagnetic field protect us from?

Cosmic Rays/Solar Flares

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What are the two upper parts of the mantle called?

Lithosphere, Athenosphere

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What is the Earth's thickest layer.....

What is Mantle

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Which layer of the Earth is solid due to tremendous pressure?
What is Inner Core
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What are the two types of crust? Which is more dense/less dense?

Oceanic is denser and Continental less dense.

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Where is the crust found?
What is on landmasses and ocean floors.