Layers of Earth Vocabulary

inner core

• a characteristic of the material in the asthenosphere, existing in a solid state yet able to flow

• the sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth

• the divisions of the composition of Earth determined by either chemical

•  the outer layer of Earth’s core, make of liquid nickel and iron

outer core

•  the thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth; made of less silicates, either land or ocean

• the sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth

•  the outer layer of Earth’s core, make of liquid nickel and iron

• the solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core, made of dense silicates

mantle

•  the elements that make up a substance

• a characteristic of the material in the asthenosphere, existing in a solid state yet able to flow

• the solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere

• the solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core, made of dense silicates

crust

• the cool, rigid, outermost layer of made of mostly oxygen and silicon, in pieces called plates

• the thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth; made of less silicates, either land or ocean

• the solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere

• the sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

lithosphere

• 1. characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the substance

• 1. the amount of matter in a given space or volume; a relationship between mass & volume

• the sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth

• the cool, rigid, outermost layer of made of mostly oxygen and silicon, in pieces called plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

asthenosphere

• 1.  the solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere

• a characteristic of the material in the asthenosphere, existing in a solid state yet able to flow

• 1. the cool, rigid, outermost layer of made of mostly oxygen and silicon, in pieces called plates

• 1. the divisions of the composition of Earth determined by either chemical composition or by state of matter

plasticity

• 1. the sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth

• 1. a variable that affects the state of matter of Earth’s layers, thick rock = more force

• a characteristic of the material in the asthenosphere, existing in a solid state yet able to flow

• 1. characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the substance

Earth's layers

• 1. the outer layer of Earth’s core, make of liquid nickel and iron

• 1. the sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth

• 1. the elements that make up a substance

• 1. the divisions of the composition of Earth determined by either chemical composition or by state of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

chemical composition

• 1. the elements that make up a substance

• 1. the sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth

• 1. the outer layer of Earth’s core, make of liquid nickel and iron

•  the solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core, made of dense silicates

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

physical properties

• characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the substance

• 1.  the solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere

• 1. the cool, rigid, outermost layer of made of mostly oxygen and silicon, in pieces called plates

• 1.  the divisions of the composition of Earth determined by either chemical composition or by state of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2