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Earth's Layers
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1
As you travel further into the Earth, the pressure…
Decreases
Increases
Heats up
Stays the same
2
What is magma called at the Earth's surface
volcano
Lave
mantle
3
Where is the Earth's crust the thickest?
Beneath the oceans
Below the North Pole
Below the continents
At the equator
4
Earth’s core is a solid due to…
cooler than other layers
Pressure
heat
density
5
The movement of Earth’s plates is caused by convection currents within this layer…
Crust
Outer Core
Mantle
Inner Core
6
This layer is made of 3 types of rock: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary…
Crust
Outer Core
Mantle
Inner Core
7
List the order of the Earth's layers from inside out
tbh idk
crust, mantle , outer core , inner core
core, mantle, outer core, crust
core, outer core, mantle, crust
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What is the term used to describe any complex whole, with smaller connected parts working together?
A System
Science
A Bank
9
How is the Earth's magnetic field created?
spinning of the mantle
asteroids hitting it
magnets across the world work together
spinning of the core
10
The inner core is mostly made of which element?
Granite
Iron
Basalt
Lead
11
Oceans are part of what system?
Atmosphere
Cryosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
12
The Geosphere is made up these things
All of these
Mountains
Rocks
Hills
13
Which layers of the Earth are made mostly of metals?
outer core and crust
mantle and outer core
crust and mantle
inner core and outer core
14
Which layer is responsible for Earth’s magnetic field?
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
15
Which of Earth's Spheres contain fish, humans, trees and other life forms
Geosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
