Earth Composition

composition of the Earth

• the outermost layer of Earth (thinnest layer)

• the 3 layers that make up the Earth (crust, mantle, core)

• the middle layer (most of the Earth's mass)

• a substance composed of 2 or more elements

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

crust

• outermost layer of Earth (thinnest layer)

• the 3 layers that make up the Earth (crust, mantle, core)

• a substance composed of 2 or more elements

• the middle layer (most of the Earth's mass)

mantle

• outermost layer of Earth (thinnest layer)

• the 3 layers that make up the Earth (crust, mantle, core)

• a substance composed of 2 or more elements

• the middle layer (most of the Earth's mass)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

continental crust

• the layer that extends from below the mantle to the center of the Earth

• the thinner crust that lies under the ocean

• the 5 physical properties of the layers of the Earth

• the thicker crust that is land

oceanic crust

• the layer that extends from below the mantle to the center of the Earth

• the thinner crust that lies under the ocean

• the 5 physical properties of the layers of the Earth

• the thicker crust that is land

outer core

• liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle

• strong, lower part of the mantle

• the plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of lithosphere move

• outermost, rigid layer of the Earth (the crust and the upper, rigid part of the mantle)

inner core

• the dense center of the Earth

• vibrations through the Earth that happen when there is an earthquake

• a machine that measures the times at which seismic waves arrive at different distances from an earthquake

• pieces of lithosphere that move around on top of the astenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

seismic waves

• dense center of the Earth

• vibrations through the Earth that happen when there is an earthquake

• a machine that measures the times at which seismic waves arrive at different distances from an earthquake

• pieces of lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

seismograph

• the dense center of the Earth

• vibrations through the Earth that happen when there is an earthquake

• a machine that measures the times at which seismic waves arrive at different distances from an earthquake

• pieces of lithosphere that move around on top of the astehnosphere

Which letter in the diagram identifies the layer of Earth made up of solid nickel and iron?

• layer A

• layer B

• layer C

• layer D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1