MGH Chap 7 Earth's Structure Vocab (6)

Front

Shaped like a ball, with all surface points equidistant from the center.

Back

sphere

Front

Earth’s solid body

Back

geosphere

Front

Force exerted by objects due to mass

Back

gravity

Front

Mass per unit volume: D=m/V

Back

density

Front

Brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth

Back

crust

Front

Thick middle layer of Earth's solid part

Back

mantle

Front

Crust & upper mantle form a rigid layer

Back

lithosphere

Front

Plastic layer in the mantle

Back

asthenosphere

Front

Dense metallic center of Earth

Back

core

Front

Outer part of the magnetic field interacting with solar particles

Back

magnetosphere