Earth's Mantle

Solid material turned to liquid by heat.

• molten

• often

• soften

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Having parts or molecules that are packed closely together.

• sense

• hence

• dense

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Line separating geographical areas

• courtesy

• boundary

• history

To release a gas that was dissolved, trapped, frozen or absorbed in another material

• outgas

• outcast

• outlaw

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Space an object occupies

• volume

• consume

• perfume

The way mountains are formed

• origami

• orogeny

• directory

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth’s interior?

• crust

• mantle

• core

The mantle lies between Earth’s dense, super-heated _____ and its thin outer layer, the _____

• core, crust

• crust, core

• inner core, outer core

How many percent does the mantle make's up the Earth's volume?

• 86 %

• 85 %

• 84 %

Which of the minerals does NOT form the core of the planet?

• iron

• basalt

• nickel