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earths layers
Question | Answer |
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what is the first layer of the earth | The crust |
what is the second layer | The mantle |
The third layer | The outer core |
the fourth layer | inner core |
what two layers are inside the mantle | One is the asthenosphere and the lithosphere |
what is one thing the asthenosphere can do | it can bend and it can flow slowley |
what objects are on the crust | there mountains,soil,rock,sand water |
what the crust name that is in the water | it is called oceanic crust |
What is the crust on land | continental crust |
what is a destructive force | it breaks down the music |
what is a constructive force | it when it builds up the earth |
what is the outer core made of | it is made of nickel and iron |
what is the inner core made of | nickel and iron |
how thick is the crust | it is 4 to 40 kilometers deep |
what happens when you go deeper | the pressure builds up and it gets hotter |
what was the super continent | it was called pangaea |
how did Pangaea seperate | by Continental drift |
where does seismic waves com from | it comes from earthquakes |
how discovered continental drift | Alfred wegner |
how did he figure it out | he went to different continent to look for clues |