Earth's Layers Vocabulary 2 Review

What is the boundary between the crust and mantle called?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Crustmantalian Divide

• Moho Discontinuity

Which type of crust is thinner and denser?

• Oceanic Crust

• Continental Crust

• Mesosphere

• Outer Core

Which type of crust is thicker and less dense?

• Continental Crust

• Oceanic Crust

• Mesosphere

• Outer Core

What is the movement of matter in a fluid caused by differences in pressure/density called?

• Convection

• Discontinuity

• Moho

• Mechanical Layers

Which mechanical layer of the Earth consists of the crust and upper part of the mantle?

• Lithosphere

• Outer Core

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

On which layer of the Earth do the tectonic plates move?

• Mesosphere

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Outer Core

Which layer of the mantle is the lower part right above the outer core?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Outer Core

Which layer of the Earth is responsible for Earth's magnetic fields?

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

Which layer of the Earth is a solid sphere in the middle of the liquid core?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Defined by physical properties.  Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core and Inner Core

• Compositional Layers

• Earth's Atmosphere

• Earth's Spheres

• Mechanical Layers