Allen Gator's -- Layers of the Earth

Front

The soft part of the Mantle below the Lithosphere is called the:

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Asthenosphere

Front

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter D?

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Inner Core

Front

Which layer of the earth is a metallic sphere?

crust

,

inner core

,

outer core

,

lithosphere

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inner core

Front

Which structural zone of the earth is broken up into giant moving plates?

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lithosphere

Front

Which layer of Earth is made mostly of metal (iron and nickel)?

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core

Front

The continental crust floats on top of the mantle because the crust is

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less dense than the mantle.

Front

The rock type that makes up Oceanic Crust is __________.

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basalt

Front

The rock type that makes up continental crust is ____________________.

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granite

Front

What moves the melted rock material in the Mantle?

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convection currents

Front

Pressure and gravity in this layer is so intense that super hot materials acts like a solid.

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Inner Core