Praxis 5005 Kathleen Jasper Book Questions and Answers 100% Correct

Praxis 5005 Kathleen Jasper Book

Earth is made up of - answer Crust/Lithosphere, mantle, and core

The earth gets ______ toward the center. - answer denser

The temperature _______ deeper into Earth. - answer increases

Crust - answer The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle

Composition Layer: 0 - 100 km - answer Crust

Mantle - answerthe layer of the earth between the crust and the core

The mantle is composed of - answer Aluminum and silicates

Composition Layer: 100 - 2900 km - answerMantle

Core - answerThe central part of the earth below the mantle

Composition Layer: 2900 - 6370 km - answerCore

Mechanical Layers of Earth - answerlithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer
core

Lithosphere - answerThe outermost and most rigid that includes the crust and the top of
the mantle.

Mechanical Layer: 0 - 100 km - answerLithosphere

Asthenosphere - answerUnderneath the lithosphere; this region of the mantle flows
relatively easily

The mantle is NOT - answerliquid

Mechanical Layer: 100 - 350 km - answerAsthenosphere

Mesosphere - answerBeneath the asthenosphere; encompasses the lower mantle;
where materials still flow but at a much slower rate

Mechanical Layer: 350 - 2900 - answerMesosphere

Outer Core - answerA layer of liquid iron and nickel beneath the mesosphere