Earth Structure Vocab Flashcard

Front

Layer of rock forming Earth's surface

Back

crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Creation of magnetic field due to outer core circulating around inner core

Back

Dynamo Effect

Front

Layers of gas around our planet

Back

atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Layer of solid rock between Earth's crust and core

Back

mantle

Front

Layer of soft, solid rock below the lithosphere

Back

asthenosphere

Front

A person who studies rock and Earth.

Back

Geologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Liquid outer portion of Earth's core, made of iron and nickel.

Back

outer core

Front

Dynamo Effect creates this force field

Back

magnetic field

Front

Solid inner portion of Earth's core

Back

inner core

Front

Part of Earth made mostly of rocks in the crust and outer mantle.

Back

lithosphere