Earth's layers

Question 1

What are the layers of the earth?

Answer 1

Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core.

Question 2

Which layer is the thinnest?

Answer 2

The Crust

Question 3

Which layer is the thickest?

Answer 3

Mantle

Question 4

What are the two kinds of solid crust?

Answer 4

Continental and Oceanic

Question 5

Which type of crust is thinner and more dense?

Answer 5

Oceanic

Question 6

What are the two layers of the mantle?

Answer 6

The upper layer is the solid lithosphere and syrupy asthenosphere combined. The lower layer is solid material.

Question 7

What are the tectonic plates made out of?

Answer 7

The tectonic plates are made up of large sections of the
lithosphere

Question 8

Where do convection currents happen?

Answer 8

Mantle

Question 9

What is the outer core made of?

Answer 9

Iron and nickel.

Question 10

What is the outer core responsible for?

Answer 10

Earth’s magnetic field

Question 11

What does the inner core provide?

Answer 11

The heat energy that drives the convection currents.

Question 12

What gives us information about earth’s layers?

Answer 12

Seismic waves and rock samples.