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Layer of the Earth
Layer of the Earth
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What layer is number 3 pointing at in the diagram?
Inner core
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
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What layer is number 1 pointing at in the diagram?
Mantle
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
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The crust and lithosphere are not one piece. It is broken into pieces called...
Continents
Islands
Oceans
Tectonic Plates
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The crusts' state of matter is:
Liquid
Solid
Gas
Semi-Solid
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The thin part of the crust that is covered by oceans is called the...
Magma
Oceanic crust
Lithosphere
Continental crust
6
In convection currents, hot fluids rise and cold fluids...
Stays on top
Rise to the top
Sink to the bottom
Stays in the middle
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The state of matter of the asthenosphere/upper mantle is:
Solid
Liquid
Semi-Solid
Gas
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The lower mantle is known as...
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
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The thinnest layer of Earth that is mostly made up of silicon and aluminum.
Continent
Mantle
Core
Crust
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The state of matter of the mantle is:
Semi-Solid
Solid
Gas
Liquid
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The molten hot material inside the Earth is called.
Lava
Magma
Hot Sauce
Fire
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What layer is number 4 pointing at in the diagram?
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
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What do we call the movement of magma in the asthenosphere/upper mantle that moves our plates?
Convection Current
Radiation
Subduction
Conduction
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The layer of Earth that is made up of the bottom of the crust and top of the mantle is the...
Lithosphere
Crust
Asthenosphere
Atmosphere
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The type of crust that is under all land masses/continents is called...
Asthenosphere
Oceanic crust
Lithosphere
Continental crust
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The SOLID metal ball made of iron and nickle in the center of Earth.
Inner Core
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
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Makes up 70% of Earth's layers & contains the asthenosphere, convection currents, & mesosphere.
Crust
Continent
Mantle
Core
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The layer that is made of LIQUID molten iron and nickle that gives Earth it's magnetic field?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
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The state of matter of the mesosphere is:
Semi-Solid
Liquid
Gas
Solid
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The lithosphere's state of matter is:
Gas
Semi-Solid
Solid
Liquid
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The upper mantle is also known as the...
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
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The Earth's inner core is hot enough to be melted, but is solid because...
It is made of iron
It is smaller than the outer core
It is under great pressure
It is so hot
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What layer is number 2 pointing at in the diagram?
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
