SCIENCE TOC1 quiz cards Flashcards

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Lithosphere

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Made of the crust and the very top of the mantle. Divided into plates which move to make landforms

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Crust

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Made of oceanic and continental crust, it makes landforms

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Asthenosphere

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Made out of hot soft rock that moves and makes the layer above move

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Lower mantle

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Made out of hot, solid rock and gives earth its mass

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Outer core

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Made out of molten hot liquid (iron+nickel)

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Inner core

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Made out of solid iron and nickel

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Both parts of the core

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These large areas of metal spin and creates earth’s magnetic field, this protects us from solar radiation

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What is the distance between earth’s surface to the center of the earth?

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6400 km

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