| Crust | Mantle | Core | General |
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Solid
What is the state of matter of crust?
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A mantle is a hot solid rock
What is the mantle?
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2 parts; the outer core and the inner core
To how many parts is the core divided into? What are they called?
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False, Earth's surface constantly changes
(true or false) Earth's surface doesn't change.
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Rock
What is the crust made out of?
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Boundary and rock
What is the mantle made out of?
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Iron and nickel
What is the core made out of?
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What's inside the Earth
What do geologists study?
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Crust is the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
What is crust?
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Physical characteristics
The mantle is divided into layers by its _____________.
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Liquid
What is the state of matter of the outer core?
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True
(true or false) The temperature increase when you get closer to the center of the Earth.
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5-70km
How thick is the crust?
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About 3000 km
How thick is the mantle?
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Solid
What is the state of matter of the inner core?
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False, the pressure increases as you go deeper in Earth
(true or false) The pressure decreases as you go deeper in Earth.
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2 kinds of crusts; Oceanic crust and Continental crust
To how many parts is the crust divided into? What are they?
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...form the lithosphere which is 100 km thick
The upper part of the mantle and the crust together form the ______ which is ____ km thick.
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The inner core has too much pressure inside it to become a liquid; it squeezes the atoms of the iron and nickel so that they cannot spread out and become liquid.
Why is the inner core solid?
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Earthquakes
Seismic waves are created by _____________.
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