Layers of the Earth

Question 1

order the layers

Answer 1

crust, mantle: upper, transition, lower, d”, outer core, inner core

Question 2

the depth of 2900 km

Answer 2

mantle

Question 3

most less than 100 million years old

Answer 3

crust

Question 4

ocean or continental

Answer 4

crust

Question 5

convection

Answer 5

outer core

Question 6

Upper, Transition, Lower, & D”

Answer 6

Mantle

Question 7

thinner in ocean

Answer 7

crust

Question 8

solid or plasma(with density of a solid)

Answer 8

inner core

Question 9

basalt or granite

Answer 9

crust

Question 10

mostly iron

Answer 10

inner core

Question 11

high temperatures make it pliable

Answer 11

mantle

Question 12

dynamo theory

Answer 12

outer core

Question 13

thickest layer

Answer 13

mantle

Question 14

could be a single iron crystal

Answer 14

inner core

Question 15

solid but nearly liquid

Answer 15

mantle

Question 16

forms earth’s magnetic field

Answer 16

outer core

Question 17

liquid

Answer 17

outer core

Question 18

thicker on land

Answer 18

crust

Question 19

iron mixed with nickel

Answer 19

outer core

Question 20

5-70 km thick

Answer 20

crust

Question 21

solid rock

Answer 21

crust

Question 22

flows very slowly over long periods of time

Answer 22

mantle

Question 23

Planetary differentiation steps

Answer 23

order

Question 24

layers form

Answer 24

step 3

Question 25

layers locked in position

Answer 25

step 6

Question 26

planet cools over time

Answer 26

step 4

Question 27

dense materials sink while less dense materials float

Answer 27

step 2

Question 28

mass of planet is molten

Answer 28

step 1