Earth's Interior Answers

Study the diagram showing the range of temperature in the Earth’s layers.

Why is Earth's outer core hotter than Earth’s oceanic crust?

Study the diagram about the varying pressures of Earth’s Layers.

A scientist collects a core sample from 60 km deep in Earth.Which characteristic will she most likely observe in this sample?

Which statement describes how the mantle is similar to Earth’s oceanic crust?

The composition of rocks affects their densities and the densities of Earth’s layers. Use what you have learned and the information in the table to answer the question.In which order would these rocks and minerals be found in the layers of Earth from the crust to the lower mantle?

Study the graph about seismic waves.What does the graph show?

Study the image of a seismic graph.About how far does the S wave travel through Earth in 13 minutes?

Study the table about Earth’s interior.If silicic rock is found in a core sample, what evidence does this provide about the rock’s location?

Which statement describes a characteristic of the asthenosphere?

Which statement describes a difference between the lower mantle and oceanic crust?

Study the image of Earth’s layers.