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earths layers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |