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WMS-Earth's Interior
Review Questions over Earth's Interior Set 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface | crust |
| A dark, dense, igneous rock found in oceanic crust | basalt |
| the thickest layer that lies between Earth's Crust and core | mantle |
| the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats | asthenosphere |
| outer core | a layer of molten iron and nickel |
| inner core | a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel |
| the transfer of heat by movement of a fluid | convection |
| vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during earthquakes | seismic waves |
| the invisible line that separates the crust and the mantle | Moho |
| a measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume | density |