Minerals and Rocks in the Geosphere: Lesson 1 : Earths Interior

People who study the Earth's interior layers, its rocks and minerals.

• Biologist

• Meteorologist

• Zoologist

• Geologist

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Scientists that study the Earth's interior, its rocks and minerals use two types of evidence. They include the following...

• Explicit

• Direct

• Implicit

• Indirect

What do scientists look at to study the composition of rock deep inside the Earth?

• volcanic rock

• meteorites

• ocean floor

• erosion

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The layer of Earth that we live on is called the ...

(a)  

S - waves are commonly known as ...

• seismometer waves

• sound waves

• secondary waves

• slippery waves

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Primary waves are able to move through which (2) of the following.

• solids

• liquids

• gasses

• plasma

Geologists look at these as indirect evidence to determine whether layers are solid or liquid.

• X and Z Waves

• Seismic Waves

• A and C Waves

• Tsunami Waves

The rocky layer where the crust and mantle meet is known as the ...

• oceanic crust

• continental crust

• inner core

• lithosphere

This layer, which is a transition layer under the lithosphere can be compared to a metal spoon, where it can bend but it wont break.

• mantle

• crust

• outer core

• asthenosphere

The 3 major layers of the Earth include all of the following.

• Core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Crust

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