Layers of the Earth

who studies rocks

• pedology

• hydrology

• geology

• natural phenomena

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Layers of sediment are deposited and compressed. They harden and become rocks.

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• pebbles

• sedimentary rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

It’s the Earth hard topmost outer layer. It is less than 1% of the Erath’s volume.

• earths crust

• soil

• water

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth; is either continental (landmasses) or oceanic (ocean floors)

• Earth's mantle

• Earth's core

• Earth's lithosphere

• Earth's crust

What layer of the Earth is labeled A?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

What layer of the Earth is labeled B?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What layer of the Earth is labeled C?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

What layer of the Earth is labeled D?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

The cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle; broken into pieces or segments called plates

• Plateosphere

• Lithosphere

• Crustosphere

• Mantlecore

The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core; made of dense silicates

• mantle

• lithosphere

• crust

• core