2-Inside Our Earth Flashcards

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Length of crust

A

35 km on the continental market and 5 km on ocean floor

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2
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Crust is made of which mineral

A

Sial
Silica and Aluminum

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3
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The oceanic crust is consist of

A

Sima
Silica and magnesium

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4
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Athenosphere

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The asthenosphere is a weak, ductile layer of the Earth’s mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere and is characterized by low seismic wave velocities:

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5
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Mental is consist of

A

Sima
Silica Magnesium

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6
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Core is consist of

A

Nife
Nickel and ferrous ( iron)

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7
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Types of Rock

A

Igneous -
Sedimentry
metamorphic

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8
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Types of igneous rock

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Introsive -granite
exclusive - sasalt

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9
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Fosile fule found in which rocks

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Sedimentry roks

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10
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Metamorphic

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Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous

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