Earth's Interior - I-Science

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Lithosphere

This combination layer includes the crust and uppermost part of the mantle.

Rock samples, temperature and pressure

What are some examples of direct evidence about Earth's interior?

The deeper into Earth one goes, temperature and pressure increase.

What are two main characteristics that have been learned from studying deep wells and deep mines?

Earth is made of many layers.

What have scientists learned about Earth's structure from earthquake waves?

Earthquake waves

What is an example of Indirect evidence about Earth's interior?

Granite, less

Continental crust is made of ________________ and is _____________ dense than Oceanic crust.

Pressure

Deep in the inner core iron is hot enough to be melted. Only the tremendous ________________ keeps the rock solid

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

Name four main layers of Earth from outside to the center

Uppermost, asthenosphere, upper and lower mantle

Name the four parts of the mantle from top to bottom.

liquid, solid

The outer core is ____________, while the inner core is __________.

less dense

The upper layers of Earth are ______________ dense than the ones below because they "float" on top of the other layers.

mass, volume

Density is the measure of how much ___________ is in a certain amount of ________________.

less

If a substance "floats" on top of other materials, it is ____________dense than those materials.

more

If a substance sinks to the bottom of other materials, it is _______________ dense than those materials.

Basalt, more

Oceanic crust is made of ________________ and is _____________ dense than continental crust.

Plastic

Some hot rock in the asthenosphere flows very slowly. Scientists use the word ____________ to describe rocks that flow this way.

one

The Kola Well, the deepest well on Earth, extends less than _____ percent of the way to the center of the earth.

more

The deeper layers of Earth are ____________ dense than the ones above because they "sank" to the bottom or center of the Earth.


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