Earth Layers and Rock Cycle

Front

Crust

Back

Earth's outermost layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

Mantle

Back

Layer beneath the crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

Inner Core

Back

solid center layer of nickel and iron

Front

Igneous rock

Back

Formed from cooled magma or lava

Front

Sedimentary rock

Back

Formed from compressed sediments

Front

Metamorphic rock

Back

Formed under heat and pressure

Front

Magma

Back

Molten rock beneath Earth's surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

Lava

Back

Molten/melted rock on Earth's surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

Weathering

Back

Breakdown of rocks at Earth's surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Erosion

Back

Movement of sediments by wind, water, or ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2