Layers of the Earth

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What are the 3 basic layers? Options: core, mantle, lithosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere, crust, core, mantle, crust, crust, mantle, inner core

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core, mantle, crust

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How do scientists know about the layers in the earth?

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earthquake waves

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What does density measure?

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the amount of mass

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Mass is to density as weight is to ...

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pounds

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Waves travel faster through layers that

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are less dense

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How do scientists know about the layers of the Earth?

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waves move through the Earth at different speeds

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Each layer has the same composition.

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False

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The layer with the greatest temperature is...
Options: the lithosphere, the inner core, the crust, the mantle

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the inner core

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Silly Putty can be used to model ...

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the layer of hot soft rock that can flow

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Why is the outer core liquid metal while the inner core is solid?

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Great pressure