Unit 2 Flash Cards Earth Layers

Front

Name the largest Earth layer.

Back

Mantle

Front

Which layer is solid and made of iron and nickel?

Back

Inner Core

Front

The rigid outer layer of Earth that includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle.

Back

Lithosphere

Front

How much mass something has compared to its volume (how tightly packed the matter is).

Back

Density

Front

The liquid layer of Earth's core made mostly of iron and nickel.

Back

Outer core

Front

The solid center of Earth made mostly of iron and nickel.

Back

Inner core

Front

A force that pushes on something from all directions.

Back

Pressure

Front

The ability of a solid to flow slowly without breaking (like putty).

Back

Plasticity

Front

Vibrations from earthquakes that travel through Earth.

Back

Seismic waves

Front

Which layer is the thinnest?

Back

Crust