Layers of the Earth Inside and Out
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the coldest layer? | mesosphere
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the warmest layer? | thermosphere
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere does the weather occur in? | troposphere
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere do meteors burn up in? | mesosphere
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere do jets fly in? | stratosphere
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere do we live in? | troposphere
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the ionosphere found in? | thermosphere
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the thinnest? | exosphere
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere does the shuttle and ISS orbit in? | thermosphere
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| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer found in? | stratosphere
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| Which layer of the inside of the earth the hottest? | inner core
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| Which layer inside the earth do scientists believe creates the earth's magnetic field? | outer core
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| Which layer of the crust is the thickest? | continental crust
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| What do we call the section of the earth that includes the crust and the rigid upper mantle area? | lithosphere
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| What do we call the section of the mantle that flows with convection currents? | asthenosphere
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| What is the name of the machine used to help us study the inside of the earth? | seismograph
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| About how hot is the earth's inner core? | about 9000*F
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| What are the two main gases found in the earth's atmosphere? | Nitrogen and Oxygen
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| What happens to the atmosphere as we move from the surface, close to the earth, out to the exosphere? | The air gets thinner as you go up.
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| Why is the inner core a solid when it should be a liquid due to its temperature? | The pressure on the inner core is too great of it to be a liquid.
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| Why do meteors burn up in the mesosphere? | Friction
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| Crust and upper mantle area that is rigid | Lithosphere
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| Upper mantle area that flows due to convection currents | Asthenosphere
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| Which layer of the earth is thinnest? | Crust
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| Which layer of the earth is made of melted iron? | Outer Core
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| Which layer of the earth creates our magnetic field? | Outer Core spinning around the inner core
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| Which layer of the earth is made of solid iron and nickel? | Inner Core
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| Which layer of the earth is as hot or hotter than the surface of the sun? | Inner Core
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| Which layer is made of solid and liquid rock (convection currents are found here)? | Mantle
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| This is where am radio waves are reflected back to the earth's surface | Ionosphere which is found in the thermosphere
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| Second layer of the atmosphere where weather balloons fly | Stratosphere
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| First layer of the atmosphere | Troposphere
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| Middle layer of the atmosphere | Mesosphere
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| Fourth and hottest layer of the atmosphere | Thermosphere
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| Last and thinnest layer of the atmosphere | Exosphere
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