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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which layer forms earth's thin outer surface? | Crust |
| The __________ is a dense sphere of solid metal in the center of earth. | inner core |
| The _______ is a layer that is made of solid rock and melted rock and is found between earth's crust and core. | mantle |
| The __________ is a layer of molten (melted) metal that surrounds the inner core of the earth. | outer core |
| The ______ is a rigid layer made up of the upper mantle and the crust. | lithosphere |
| The thick, liquid layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats is called the ____________ | asthenosphere |
| __________ is a rock that makes up much of the ocean floor. | basalt |
| A type of rock that makes up the continents is called _____. | granite |
| This INCREASES as you go deeper into the earth and causes the HOT inner core to remain SOLID. | pressure |
| Used as indirect evidence to help scientists develop theories about earth's interior layers. | seismic waves |