Question

The composition of rocks affects their densities and the densities of Earth’s layers. Use what you have learned and the information in the table to answer the question.



In which order would these rocks and minerals be found in the layers of Earth from the crust to the lower mantle?

eclogite, perovskite, rhyolite, stishovite
stishovite, rhyolite, perovskite, eclogite
stishovite, perovskite, eclogite, rhyolite
rhyolite, eclogite, perovskite, stishovite

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer:

Core, mantle, and crust are divisions

based on composition. The crust makes

up less than 1 percent of Earth by

mass, consisting of oceanic crust and

continental crust is often more felsic

rock. The mantle is hot and represents

about 68 percent of Earth's mass.

Finally, the core is mostly iron metal.

The core makes up about 31% of the

Earth. Lithosphere and asthenosphere

are divisions based on mechanical

properties. The lithosphere is composed

of both the crust and the portion of

the upper mantle that behaves as

brittle, rigid solid. The asthenosphere is

partially molten upper mantle material

that behaves plastically and can flow.

This animation by Earthquake shows

the layers by composition and by

mechanical properties.

Explanation:

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