Earth's Layers and Earth's Structure
1. How did Andrija Mohorovicic discover that the earth's
crust was made of less dense rock than the mantle?
2. Write in your own words the definition of a discontinuity.
3. Name the four layers of the Earth in order from
the outside to the center of the Earth.
4. What causes the mantle to "flow"?
5. What are the two main metals that make up the
outer core and the inner core?
6. Describe in your own words how the Earth's layers
were formed.
Page two in Earth's
Structure will help you.