Sophia was studying with Maalik about the layers of the Earth. They were given several different statements about the layers.

Question

Which statement about the layers would they identify as correct?

The outer core is less than 70 km in thickness.

The crust assists in forming Earth's magnetic field.

The mantle is denser than the crust.

Pressure increases when moving from the core to the crust.

Answer 1

Sophia and Maalik would identify the statement "The mantle is denser than the crust" as correct.