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Layers of the Earth
Question | Answer |
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made of solid iron? | inner core |
made of molten metal? | outer core |
rigid upper part of the mantle? | lithosphere |
largest layer of Earth's interior? | mantle |
plasticlike part of the mantle? | asthenosphere |
outer most layer of Earth's surface? | crust |
the deeper underground you go the pressure and temperature? | increases |
the inner core of Earth? | solid |
the part of the Earth that we walk on? | crust |
ductile and bendable? | asthenosphere |
the movement of the asthenosphere is called? | continental drift |
Earth's core is divided into 2 parts. One part solid and one part? | liquid |
how hot is the inner core of the Earth? | 5,000 degrees Celsius |
Name the layers of the Earth starting inward and work your way outward, ending with where we are at. | inner core, outer core, mantle, asthenosphere, lithosphere, crust |