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Interior of Earth
Chapter 2.1
Question | Answer |
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mesosphere | the strong, lower part of the mantle between aesthenosphere and outer core |
The compositional structure of the earth consists of | core, mantle and crust |
plasticity | the ability of a solid to flow |
Moho | lower boundary of the crust |
continental crust | the crust that makes up the continents |
oceanic crust | crust beneath the oceans |
density of the layers of earth from most dense to least dense | inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust |
How do scientists indirectly study earth | seismic waves, vibrations that travel through earth |
Three reasons Earth is unique | liquid water, atmosphere of oxygen, supports life |
third planet from the sun | Earth |
Formed 4.6 billion years ago, Earth is mostly made up of | ROCK, Think of the earth all the way to the CORE- not just the surface |
70% of the SURFACE of earth is | water (surface) |
The shape of earth | oblate spheroid, and be able to draw this shape |
lithosphere | a solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust, and rigid upper part of the mantle |
Moves energy towards the surface of the earth | convection currents |