E.H. Investigation 5 & 6 Vocab

This is the fluid portion of the mantle that has special properties

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• mantle

The rigid outer layer of Earth

• crust
• mantle
• inner core

Formed on the exterior of Earth

• intrusive
• extrusive
• crystal

A rock that forms when melted rock (magma or lava) hardens

• Igneous rocks
• Metamorphic rocks
• Sedimentary rocks

the solid layer at the center of the Earth

• outer core
• inner core
• mantle

formed in the interior of the Earth

• extrusive
• intrusive
• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

molten rock on the surface of Earth

• lava
• magma

The hard outer layer of Earth made of crust and hard, upper mantle; broken into tectonic plates

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• crust

Molten rock under the surface of Earth

• lava
• magma

The molten layer at the center of the Earth

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle