LAYERS OF EARTH

This is the outermost layer of the Earth.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

Fill in the blank:

Igneous, ______ and sedimentary rocks make up the Earth's crust.

These are the crusts lies under the ocean.

• Hydropolis Crust

• Atlantis Crust

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

Mainly solid interior of the Earth.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

This is the coolest and most rigid part of the Earth.

• Plate Tectonics

• The Moho

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

Innermost layer of the earth.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

It is believed to be the cause of earth's magnetic field.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Outer core

Boundary between crust and mantle, also called "the moho".

• Mohammed discontinuity

• Matsumoto discontinuity

• Mohorovicic discontinuity

Answer explanation

The Moho does not exist at a uniform depth, because not all regions of earth are equally balanced in isostatic equilibrium!

TRUE OR FALSE:

World's tallest mountain ranges have the thinnest sections of continental crust.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

World's tallest mountain ranges have the thickest sections of continental crust!!!

DYK?

The Mount Everest is part of the Himalayas mountain ranges.

Where does our planet compared to in terms of structure and layer?

• Boiled egg

• Watermelon

• Basketball

Answer explanation

BOILED EGG!

Eggshell serves as the crust, egg white as the mantle and egg yolks as the core.