U3L1 Science Fusion Grade 8

Earth's thin outer shell.

• crust
• core
• mantle
• mesosphere

The compositional layer beneath the crust.

• mantle
• crust
• asthenosphere
• lithosphere

The Earth's center layer.

• core
• mantle
• crust
• lithosphere

The outermost physical layer of Earth. It is solid and rigid.

• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• mesosphere
• crust

The solid, thin layer of mantle in which rock slowly flows due to higher temperature and pressure.

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• mesosphere
• crust

The lower part of the mantle.

• mesosphere
• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• core

Waves of energy released by earthquakes.

• seismic waves
• solar nebula
• xenoliths
• shadow zons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Waves that squeeze rock in the same direction the wave is traveling.

• p-waves (primary waves)
• s-waves (secondary waves)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Waves that move rock side to side.

• s-waves (secondary waves)
• p-waves (primary waves)

A cloud of gas and dust that became our solar system.

• solar nebula
• core
• mantle
• mesosphere