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The Earths Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |