Chapter 4 Section 1

Question 1

The thin solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle

Answer 1

Crust

Question 2

The later of rock between the earth’s crust and core

Answer 2

Mantle

Question 3

The central part of earth below the mantle

Answer 3

Core

Question 4

A plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move. Is made of solid rock that flows very slowly

Answer 4

Asthenosphere

Question 5

The outermost, rigid layer of the earth. Is made of two parts the crust and the mantle. Is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

Answer 5

Lithosphere

Question 6

Beneath the asthenosphere is he strong, lower part of the mantle. Extends from the bottom of the asthenosphere to the earth’s core

Answer 6

Mesosphere

Question 7

The earth’s core is divided into two parts. The liquid layer of the earth’s core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core

Answer 7

Outer core

Question 8

The solid, dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of the earth, which is about 6,380 km beneath the surface

Answer 8

Inner core

Question 9

A block of the lithosphere that consists of the crusts and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle

Answer 9

Tectonic plate

Question 10

When a earthquake happens vibrations called ____ are produced

Answer 10

Seismic waves

Question 11

When an earthquake happens, machines called _____ measure the times at which seismic waves arrive at different distances from an earthquake

Answer 11

Seismographs