E.1 Flashcards
1
Q
what is the crust
A
-outermost layer
-about 50 km thick
-almost all solid rock
2
Q
what is the mantle
A
About 2900 km thick
Mostly solid rock but lower part is very slowly flowing liquid rock
3
Q
what is lithosphere
A
Solid, outer part (made up of the crust and solid part of the mantle)
4
Q
what isouter core
A
About 2200km thick
Liquid rock
5
Q
what is the inner core
A
About 1250 km in radius
Solid iron and nickel
About 7000 oC
6
Q
What states of matter is the rock in as you go deeper into the earth core?
A
solid ————->Increase in temperature———>liquid ———->Increase in pressure———–>solid
