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Structure of the Earth - Mantle
Quiz by Michael Gothelf
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The Mantle contains the following layers
The mantle lies between the _____ and _______
The mantle within an inner planet may be made up of _________Â
The mantle within an outer planet may be made up of _________Â
Why is the lower mantle compact (or crushed)
Which layer is thickest?
The volume of the total mantle covers what percent of the Earth?
The volume of the total core takes up ____% of the Earth
Earth's mantle is rich in the minerals ____________________________________
How did the mantle get a high concentration of metals?
What is the state of Earth's mantle?
Can the lower mantle of Earth move?
The lower mantle, being made of ductile rocks, flows just like the asthenosphere due to convection currents.
The upper mantle __________ than the lower mantle
The lower mantle __________ than the upper mantle
What is the path that heat energy takes to get to the lithosphere?
What are the two layers of the core?
Where is the core located in a planet?
Inner planets, like Earth, have a core made up of ____________
Outer planets, may have a core made up of ____________
What would compact (or crush) a layer of the Earth?
How thick is Earth's total core _____
How thick is Earth's total mantle _____
Earth's inner core is similar in size to what object?
Like Earth, all planets in our solar system have 2 core layers.
What is the state of Earth's inner core?
What is the state of Earth's outer core?
Even though Earth's outer core is under more pressure than the lower mantle, why is it that the outer core is a liquid, but the lower mantle is a solid?
Why is the inner core solid and the outer core a liquid?
How hot is the inner core?
Not all planets have an active (hot) core. Which planet in our solar system has a dead core?
How can Earth's core die, or stop producing heat?
What helps to keep Earth's core HOT?
Why can Earth's inner core rotate freely?
If Earth's inner core stops, what can make it start moving again?
