Answer these questions by paraphrasing the

sentence from the passage.

what are minerals ?
Name the three types of rock !
What are most rocks composed of ?
What are crystals ?
How are igneous and sedimentary rocks
formed?
Why is igneous rock called primary rock?
Explain how metamorphic rocks are formed
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Interior of the Earth
The earth consists of four concentric shells,
which are separated by three discontinuities.
At these boundaries, earthquake waves change
in speed and direction. These four shells of the
earth are called the crust, the mantle, the outer
core, and the inner core. They differ in state or
condition, in composition, in density, and in
elasticity. The degree of elasticity is factor that
determines the speed of earthquake.
 The crust extends down to the
Mohorovieie (M-) discontinuity (or
Moho) and includes the continents
(which consist mostly of granite) and the
ocean basins (which consist mostly of
basalt). Only the outer part of crust is
visible; deeper rocks may become
exposed by uplift, erosion, or may be
brought to the surface by volcanism.
The continent and ocean basins are more or
less in balance with another. This tendency
toward equilibrium is termed isostasy. The
continents stand higher than the ocean
basins because they are lighter. Both the
heavy and the light columns of rock,
however, are in balance at an unknown
depth called the level of compensation.
Below the crust is the mantle. It
consists of two or three zones of rock
that are under considerable pressure,
which keeps the rock from the melting
at the high temperature that exists
there. The bottom of the mantle is
marked by the Wiechert-Gutenberg
discontinuity, 1,800 miles down.
The outer core is 1,360 mile thick.
In spite of increased pressure at
this depth, the temperature is
high enough to keep this zone in
a molten state. The composition
is believed to be largely iron,
perhaps like that of iron-nickel
meteorites.
The inner core extends 790 miles
to the center of the earth, where its
specific gravity may be more than
17. The enormous pressure
(perhaps 3 million times that at
the surface) keeps this zone solid
in spite of the high temperature.
Zoning of the earth is one of the
majors that must be accounted for
by any acceptable hypothesis of
the origin of the earth.
Answer the question below !
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1. How many concentric shell does the
earth consist of ?
2. Name the concentric shells of the
earth !
Where does Moho Discontinuety lay
down ?
3. What does the crust consist of ?
4.When does deeper rock become
exposed on the surface ?
5. The outer core zone is in solid state.
True or false?
6. How is the condition of the mantle ?
7. How is the pressure in the zone of
inner core ?
8. Is the inner core in solid or molted
state ?
.9. Draw deiagram describing the
interior of the earth.