Question 4 of 15Put these layers of the Earth in order, starting at the outermost layer and going inward.swap_vertCoreswap_vertMoho barrierswap_vertMantle layer with more convectionswap_vertMantle layer with less convectionSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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Question 4 of 15Put these layers of the Earth in order, starting at the outermost layer and going inward.swap_vertCoreswap_vertMoho barrierswap_vertMantle layer with more convectionswap_vertMantle layer with less convectionSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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The order of the layers of the Earth, starting from the outermost layer and going inward, is as follows:
- Mantle layer with less convection
- Mantle layer with more convection
- Moho barrier
- Core
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