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Inside Earth's Inter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake | Seismic waves |
| The layre of rock that forms Earth's outer surface | crust |
| A dark, dense rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust | basalt |
| Light colored rock found in the continental crust. | granite |
| The layer of hot solid material between Earth's crust and core | mantle |
| A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust. | lithosphere |
| The soft layer of the mantle on which the lighosphere floats | asthenosphere |
| A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth | outer core |
| A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth | inner core |
| The speed of seismic waves and the paths they take are used to study earth's | structure |