Earth Layers Flashcards
1
Q
What creates the Magnetic field around Earth?
A
The Outer Core
2
Q
Where is the largest layer on Earth?
A
The Mantle
3
Q
How do we know so much about Earths Layers without going there?
A
The Seismic Waves
4
Q
What melts everything in the Outer Core?
A
The Inner Core
5
Q
What is more like silly putty Lithosphere or Asthenosphere?
A
Asthenosphere
6
Q
What forms the Continents?
A
The Continental Crust
7
Q
What is made out of Basalt rock?
A
The Oceanic Crust
8
Q
What layer spins faster than the Earth itself?
A
The Inner Core
9
Q
What is the Continental Crust made out of?
A
Granite
10
Q
How thick is the Crust?
A
5-50 km thick
