| A | B |
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| Name the layers in order | crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle, outer core, inner core |
| The hottest layer | inner core |
| The thickest layer | mantle |
| What is the asthenosphere made of? | soft hot rock that can move |
| What is the outer core made of? | liquid iron and nickel (metal) |
| What is the inner core made of? | solid iron and nickel (metal) |
| What is the lower mantle made of | solid hot rock |
| What are two types of crust? | oceanic and continental |
| What is the contintenal crust made of? | granite |
| What is the oceanic crust made of? | basalt |
| What is the lithosphere made of? | 2 layers together, the crust and the top of the asthenoshere. |
| What happens to density as you go deeper into the earth. | The materials are more dense. |
| What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the Earth? | The pressure increase as you go deeper into the Earth. |
| What does EM field stand for? | Electromagnetic field. |
| What makes our electromagnetic field? | The spinning metal core of the Earth. |
| What does the electromagnetic field do for the planet? | protects us from solar radation, including microwaves. Allows animals to navigate, creates the Northern Lights when it interacts with solar particles. |
