Earth's Layers

Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released during an earthquake

• Conduction

• Density

• Seismic Waves

• Convection Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface (thin and solid)

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

• Crust

Layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core (thickest layer of the Earth)

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

Rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Density

• Inner Core

Soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Density

Layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core

• Outer Core

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• mantle

Dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at Earth’s center

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Direct transfer of thermal (heat) energy between substances that are touching

• Convection Current

• Conduction

• Seismic Waves

• Density

Amount of mass of a substance in a given volume; mass divided by volume

• Convection Current

• Seismic Waves

• Conduction

• Density

Movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature; transfers thermal energy from one part of the fluid to another

(Warm=less dense-rises and Cool=more dense- sinks)

• Convection Current

• Density

• Conduction

• Seismic Waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6