Layers of the Earth Vocabulary

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A measurement of the amount of space occupied by a substance or object.

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volume

Front

The amount of matter in a substance or object.

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mass

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Front

A physical property of a substance that relates its mass to its volume.

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density

Front

Characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance. (things like color, shape, density, size)

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physical properties

Front

The thin, solid outermost layer of Earth that lies above the mantle.

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crust

Front

The amount of force exerted on a surface as in the layers of the Earth--heavy layers of rock = more of this force.

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pressure

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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A characteristic of the material of the asthenosphere--it exists as a solid, but is able to flow.

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plasticity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core--made up of dense silicates. This layer makes up 60-70% of the Earth's mass.

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mantle

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Front

The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth.

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inner core

Front

The soft, solid layer of the mantle with plasticity on which the lithosphere floats.

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asthenosphere