Earth Basics
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- Q1What shape is the Earthperfect sphereirregular sphereflatellipse30s
- Q2what is the approximate diameter of the earth?400,000 km40,000 miles40,000 km30s
- Q3What percent of the Earth is covered in water?53%71%60%47%30s
- Q4How many compositional layers does the Earth have?58330s
- Q5How many structural layers does the Earth have?53830s
- Q6outermost layer of the earthmantelcorecrust30s
- Q7which layer of the earth is liquid?inner corecrustmantle30s
- Q8Which two structural layers make up the mantle?lithosphere and asthenosphereasthenosphere and mesospherelithosphere and mesosphere30s
- Q9The inner core is made ofsolid nickel and ionliquid leadliquid ironsolid lead30s
- Q10the force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe;lithospheregravitationmagnetic poles30s
- Q11a measure of the strength of the pull of Earth’s gravity on your bodyweightmagnetismgravitation30s
- Q12How do scientists learn about the Earth's interior?drilling holesthey can'tseismic waves30s