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Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________ Period: ____ Honors Science; Layers of Earth Directed Readings Chapter 4; Section 1 Pages 95-102; Inside Earth 1. The Earth is composed of several ________________. 2. A substance composed of 2 or more elements is a(n) a. Mix c. Compound b. Amalgam d. Complex 3. Why do less dense compounds make up Earth’s crust while the densest compounds make up the core? 4. List 3 layers of the Earth based upon their composition. 5. What elements make up most of the Earth’s crust? 6. Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust because it contains more of which three elements? 7. The mantle is composed of more of the element _________ than the crust. 8. Why do scientists study the ocean floor to research the mantle? 9. The mantle has less aluminum and less ________ than the crust. 10. What element makes up most of the core? 11. How much of the Earth’s mass is made up by the core? 12. ________________ is the outermost, rigid layer of Earth 13. ____________ is a layer of slowly flowing rock in the mantle 14. ___________________ is the liquid layer of the core 15. ____________________ is the solid layer of the core 16. ____________________ is the strong lower part of the mantle 17. Large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere are called 1 18. Why are tectonic plates like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle? 19. What are the two kinds of crust that a tectonic plate may contain? 20. List three ways the tectonic plates floating on the asthenosphere are similar to ice cubes floating in a punch bowl. 2