Earth Science
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- Q1The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.Asthenosphere30sEditDelete
- Q2A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.Lithosphere30sEditDelete
- Q3crust, mantle, coreCompositional Layers30sEditDelete
- Q4earths crust located under the oceanOceanic Crust30sEditDelete
- Q5The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thickContinental crust30sEditDelete
- Q6Earth's outermost layerCrust30sEditDelete
- Q7the layer of the earth between the crust and the coremantle30sEditDelete
- Q8A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of EarthInner Core30sEditDelete
- Q9A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of EarthOuter Core30sEditDelete
- Q10lithosphere, asthenosphereMechanical Layers of Earth30sEditDelete
- Q11rock that forms when magma cools and solidifiesIgneous Rock30sEditDelete
- Q12rock that has been changed by heat and pressureMetamorphic Rock30sEditDelete
- Q13a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sedimentsedimentary rock30sEditDelete
- Q14The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment togetherCementation30sEditDelete
- Q15as pressure increases with depth in the Earth, the melting point of rock increasesMagma Pressure30sEditDelete
- Q16The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.Weathering30sEditDelete
- Q17A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere, including the continental crust of Africa and surrounding oceanic crustAfrican plate30sEditDelete
- Q18A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere, including most of the landmasses of Europe and Asia.Eurasian Plate30sEditDelete
- Q19A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of India and Australia and the surrounding oceanic crust.Indo-Australian Plate30sEditDelete
- Q20Lithospheric plate that includes almost all of North America and part of the Atlantic Ocean.North American Plate30sEditDelete