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Earth's layers

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List Earth's layers Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
What layer is the Lithosphere located in Crust and upper mantle
What layer is the Asthenosphere located in Apart of the Mantle
What layer is the Mesosphere located in Rest of all the Mantle
What are the three reasons for heat within Earth's interior Collisions, Gravity, and Radioactive Decay
Who came up with the theory of continental Drift Wegner
What were the 3 pieces of evidence that supported Continential Drift Puzzle like fit, Fossils, and Glaciers
What does the theory of plate tectonics mean That the large plates on the lithosphere are moving due to convection currents
what are the 3 pieces of evidence that support sea floor spreading Magma is force through oceanic crust Occurs when pillow lava cools Magnetic Reversal
List the Earth's layers from innermost to outermost Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
What happens to the pressure as you go deeper into the Earth It increases
What layer is a SOLID metal ball made of nickel and iron Inner Core
What layer is mostly composed of LIQUID nickel and iron Outer Core
The movement of Earth's plates is caused by convection currents in what layer? Mantle
What layer is made up of the three rocks; igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic Crust
List the Earth's layers from coldest to hottest crust Mantle Outer Core Inner Core
What layer is responsible for Earth's magnetic field Outer core
Why is the Earth's inner core solid high pressure
What's the difference between each core The outer core is fluid, and the inner core is solid
Meteorites from space, collide with Earth, Some pieces are broken off, what are those called Asteroids
Scientist think that the Earth's magnetic field supports the idea of relatives, what layers do they think it is Outer and Inner Core
The magnetic field of our planet is extremely important because it protects us from what Solar Wind
How does an earthquake happen Because the Earth shifts along a fault
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