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What is Rheology - correct answer ✔✔The study of how matter moves.
What are the two types of crust? - correct answer ✔✔Oceanic and continental
What is oceanic crust? - correct answer ✔✔It is found under the oceans and is made of rocks
What is continental crust? - correct answer ✔✔Forms continental land masses, is made of less
dense rock and is almost always much older than oceanic crust.
What is the only liquid layer in the earth? - correct answer ✔✔Outer core
What are the two types of the mantle? - correct answer ✔✔upper and lower mantle.
What are some facts about the upper mantle? - correct answer ✔✔It has low temperature and
low pressure.
What are some facts about the lower mantle? - correct answer ✔✔It has high temperature and
high pressure.
What are the two types of core? - correct answer ✔✔inner and outer core.
What are some facts about the outer core? - correct answer ✔✔It is liquid and mainly iron.
revision material
What is Rheology - correct answer ✔✔The study of how matter moves.
What are the two types of crust? - correct answer ✔✔Oceanic and continental
What is oceanic crust? - correct answer ✔✔It is found under the oceans and is made of rocks
What is continental crust? - correct answer ✔✔Forms continental land masses, is made of less
dense rock and is almost always much older than oceanic crust.
What is the only liquid layer in the earth? - correct answer ✔✔Outer core
What are the two types of the mantle? - correct answer ✔✔upper and lower mantle.
What are some facts about the upper mantle? - correct answer ✔✔It has low temperature and
low pressure.
What are some facts about the lower mantle? - correct answer ✔✔It has high temperature and
high pressure.
What are the two types of core? - correct answer ✔✔inner and outer core.
What are some facts about the outer core? - correct answer ✔✔It is liquid and mainly iron.
