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Interior of the Earth

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  • PUT THE ORDER OF EARTH'S LAYERS IN ORDER FROM LEASE DENSE TO MOST DENSE.
    CRUST, MANTLE, OUTER CORE, INNER CORE
  • WHICH WAVE IS SECOND FASTEST?
    S
  • WHAT IS THE AREA CALLED THAT WON'T GET ANY WAVES?
    SHADOW ZONE
  • WHICH WAVES WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH?
    SURFACE
  • WHICH WAVE IS THE FASTEST?
    P WAVES
  • WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PRESSURE AS YOU GO DEEPER IN THE EARTH.
    IT INCREASES.
  • WHAT KIND OF WAVES GO THROUGH THE EARTH?
    SEISMIC WAVES
  • WHICH LAYER OF THE EARTH IS MOST DENSE?
    INNER CORE
  • WHICH LAYERS CAN BOTH P AND S WAVES GO THROUGH.
    CRUST, MANTLE
  • WHAT DOES THE S WAVE DO WHEN IT HITS THE OUTER CORE?
    REFLECT
  • WHICH WAVE IS THE ONLY WAVE THAT CAN GO THROUGH THE INNER AND OUTER CORES?
    P
  • WHAT DOES THE P WAVE DO WHEN IT HITS THE OUTER CORE?
    REFRACT
  • WHICH LAYER OF THE EARTH IS LEAST DENSE?
    CRUST
  • IN CONVECTION CELLS, WHERE IS IT MORE DENSE, AND LESS DENSE
    MORE DENSE ON THE BOTTOM, LESS DENSE ON THE TOP
  • WHAT IS KEEPING THE EARTH HOT.
    RADIOACTIVE DECAY AND GRAVITY
  • WHAT FORCE KEEPS PLANETS TOGETHER?
    GRAVITY
  • WHICH LAYER OF THE EARTH IS LIQUID
    OUTER CORE
  • WHAT IS RELEASED WHEN RADIOACTIVE DECAY OCCURS?
    HEAT
  • WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TEMPERATURE AS YOU GO FARTHER DOWN IN EARTH?
    IT INCREASES
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