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Questions to review the layers of the Earth

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What is the hottest part of the earth?

The inner core

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Is the core as hot as lava?

Yes

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What layer of the earth is always moving like putty?

The mantle

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What part of the mantle is hotter, top or bottom?

bottom

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How are the Earth's layers like an egg?

They both have three layers - crust/shell, mantle/egg white, core/yoke

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What happens to the rocks in the bottom of the mantle?

They melt.

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What special tools do geologists use to study the parts of the earth?

hammers, picks, shovels, computers, microscopes

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Why can't you see the Earth's crust?

In most places the crust is hidden. It may be covered with grass, cornfields, forests, oceans, lakes, or streams.

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How thick is the mantle?

About 1,800 miles (2,900 km)

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How thick is the crust under the oceans?

About 3 miles

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What is a geologist?

A person who studies the earth.

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What is the melted rock inside the earth called?

magma

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What causes earthquakes?

movement of the tectonic plates

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What is the layer at the center of the earth called?

inner core

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Where is it possible for rocks to melt?

The mantle

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What is the thickest layer of the earth?

mantle

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