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The Earth’s Interior Graph
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Use the line graph you have just created along with the Inferred Properties of the Earth’s interior
(Figure 11-1) to answer the following questions.
1. What is the average density of the 10. What is the range of temperatures within
Earth’s crust?
the stiffer mantle?
2. Describe the temperature range within 11. Is the temperature of the stiffer mantle
the Earth’s outer crust.
above or below its melting point?
3. What is the approximate depth of the 12. What is the state of matter of the rock with
Earth’s outer crust?
the stiffer mantle?
4. What is the range of temperature that 13. At what range of depth does the stiffer
exists within the asthenosphere?
mantle exist?
5. Does the temperature of the rock 14. What is the range of pressure within the
within the asthenosphere meet the stiffer mantle?
melting point?
6. What is the state of matter of the rock 15. What is the outer core believed to be
within the asthenosphere?
composed of?
7. What is the range of depth of the 16. What is the range of density with the outer
asthenosphere?
core?
8. What is another
asthenosphere?
name
for
the 17. What is the temperature range with the
outer core?
9. What is the range of density within the 18. What is the pressure range with the outer
stiffer mantle?
core?
19. Is the temperature of the outer core
higher or lower than its melting point?
24.
What is the inner core believed to be
composed of?
20. What is the state of matter within the
outer core?
25.
What is the range of the depth of the
inner core?
21. What is the range of depth of the
outer core?
26.
Is the temperature of the inner core
lower or higher than its melting
point?
22. What is the range of density within 27. What state of matter is the inner core?
the inner core?
23. What is the range of temperatures
within the inner core?