Layers of the Earth &+ Plate Tectonics

Which layer of the Earth is the innermost layer?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

Which layer of the Earth is the outermost layer?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

This layer is made mostly of granite and rock

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

This layer is made of solid and melted rock

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This layer is the deepest layer of the earth.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This layer is as hot as the sun

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

This layer is made of mostly nickel and iron

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

This layer is the thinnest layer of the Earth

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

This layer contains the ocean floor and continents

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

This layer moves slow like putty.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1