Layers of the Earth

Front

What is the crust under the ocean?

Back

oceanic crust

Front

What is the thin solid outer layer of the Earth?

Back

crust

Front

Who is a person who studies the Earth, what it is made of, and how it changes?

Back

geologist

Front

What is the crust that makes up the continents?

Back

continental crust

Front

What is the Earth's thickest layer between the crust and the core?

Back

mantle

Front

What is the solid sphere of metal at the center of the earth?

Back

inner core

Front

What is the liquid metal layer that surrounds the inner core?

Back

outer core

Front

Which layer of the Earth is VERY HOT?

Back

inner core

Front

Which layer is made up of very hot and dense rock?

Back

mantle

Front

Which layer spins to create a magnetic field? Options: inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Back

outer core