Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

The structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.

• Plate tectonics

• Outer core

• Geosphere

• lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer, is what makes up the lithosphere?

• Mantle

• Oceanic/Continental

• Outter Core

• Inner Core

What layer is bigger by volume?

The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet

• the four layers

• the crust

• outer core

• inner core

What is the Outer layer made up of?

• liquid and nickel

• nickel, iron

• some water but mostly iron, and nickel.

• all

THE HOTTEST LAYER

• Inner

• Outer

• Crust

• Mantle

What layer makes up 67 percent of the earths mass?

What makes up the litosphere?

• Oceanic/ Continental Crust

• The crust

• Oceanic/ continental layer

• The Outer core

Who discovered the inner core?

• Isaac Newton

• Unknown scientist

• Inge Lehman

• Not sure

Where two plates move away from each other