Earth Layers 8-3.1

The crust beneath the Atlantic Ocean is composed primarily of which material?

Where is the thickest part of the Earth's crust?

Compared with the other layers of Earth, the crust is _________.

The inner core and the outer core of Earth differ in that the _______.

The asthenosphere is in what state of matter?

Which of the following best explains why the lower mantle is more dense than the upper mantle?

Pressure from surrounding material is one factor that causes the inner core to be what state?

The matter that makes up the core of Earth is ________.

Which type of crust is more dense?

The asthenosphere is a specific region that is part of which Earth layer?

Which of the following sequences arranges the Earth layers from most dense to least dense?

Crust under the ocean differs from crust under the continents in all of these ways EXCEPT:

The lithosphere is a solid, brittle layer that is composed of what?

The Earth (excluding oceans and atmosphere) can be described as _______.

The main rock types that make up continental and oceanic crust are ________.

What do convection currents do?

Which portion of an Earth layer is made of the least dense materials?

What material makes up oceanic crust?

Which portion of Earths interior is made up partly of crust and partly of solid mantle material

Which of the following correctly sequences Earth's layers, starting with the surface?

As you go from the Earth's surface to the core, the density of the Earth's layers......

Earth's mantle is _______.

The mantle is composed of all of the following EXCEPT ________.

The elements silicon and oxygen make up most of Earth's ________.

What material makes up continental crust?

Which of the graphs represents the relationship between density and depth below Earth's surface

What are two types of material that make up the crust of the Earth?