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Inside Earth 1-1
6th Grade Study Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Waves produced by earthquakes. Geologists study these waves to learn more about the structure of the planet. | Seismic Waves |
| The results from a force pressing on an area | Pressure |
| Layer of rock that forms the outer layer of the Earth. It includes both dry land and the ocean floor | Crust |
| Dark rock with a fine texture | Basalt |
| Rock that usually is a light color has a coarse texture. | Granite |
| A layer of hot rock. It is below the boundary is the solid material of the ________. It is nearly 3,000 kilometers thick. | mantle |
| The uppermost part of the mantle and the crust together from a rigid layer called the _________. | lithosphere |
| Below the lithosphere is a soft layer of the mantle called the ____________. | asthenosphere |
| A layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core. | Outer core |
| The outer core is made up of __________. | liquid |
| ____ ____________ is a dense ball made up of solid metal. | inner core |
| Two kinds of rock in the earth's crust are basalt which is an example of ____________ and granite which is an example of _________________. | oceanic; continental |
| List the layers of the earth from the outside to the inside | Crust--->Mantle--->Lithosphere--->Asthenosphere-->Lower Mantle-->Core-->Outer Core--->Inner Core |
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