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The Earths Structure
Question | Answer |
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The Crust is made up of a layer of _________ that is __ to __km thick. | Solid Rock 10 to 60km thick |
The crust is broken into sections called....... | Plates |
Beneath the earth there is a layer called the....... | Mantle |
The Mantle is made up of..... | Hot molten rock |
The rocks in the mantle are molten because..... | it is 4000 degrees Celsius |
this molten rock is called ________ and moves in ________ _________. | Magma Convection Currents |
Beneath the mantle there is the _______ it is made up of metals such as ______ and _______ | Core Iron Nickel |
It can be divided in two. The _________ __________ and the _________ __________. | Inner Core Outer Core |
The outer core is made up of ______ metals because it is so hot. Whereas the inner core is made up of __________ metal because the ___________ is so great. | Molten Solid pressure |