Layers of the Earth

Front

Which layer is best described as liquid iron and nickel?

Back

outer core

Front

The lithosphere is ______ and the asthenosphere is _______.

Back

brittle, plastic/flexible

Front

Which layer exists as a collection of tectonic plates?

Back

lithosphere

Front

Which two layers have convection currents?

Back

asthenosphere & outer core

Front

Convection currents in the ______ create Earth's magnetic field.

Back

outer core

Front

The rock type that makes up Oceanic Crust is __________.

Back

basalt

Front

The rock type that makes up continental crust is ____________________.

Back

granite

Front

This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.

Back

Primary waves

Front

It can travel through solids only

Back

Secondary waves

Front

If the Earth did NOT have a liquid outer core, how would earthquake waves travel differently?

Back

Shadow zones would not exist.