Earth's interior

The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core.

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

The Earth system has two main sources of heat from the sun and from earth’s interior

• false

• true

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is the densest parts of Earth that include the crust, mantle, and core.

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

 

1-The transfer of heat in the mantle drives a process called ………………

• Conduction

• Convection

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Geologists often group the crust and uppermost mantle into a single layer called …………..

forms the continents. It contains many types of rocks.

• Oceanic crust

• Continental crust

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Composition of continental crust is much like ...................

• granite

• basalt

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The....................... is nearly 3,000 kilometers thick

• mantle

• core

Scientists think that movements in the liquid ...........................produce Earth's magnetic field.

• outer core

• inner core

Scientists think that movements in the liquid ...........................produce Earth's magnetic field.

• outer core

• inner core