Layers of Earth Vocabulary

soft layer of mantle on which the lithosphere floats

• Outer Core
• Crust
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle

layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core

• Asthenosphere
• Outer Core
• Destructive force
• Rock

layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface

• Mantle
• Destructive force
• Rock
• Crust

vibration that travels through the Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake

• Seismic wave
• Constructive force
• Asthenosphere
• Lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Mantle layer of hot, solid material between the Earth's crust and core

• Lithosphere
• Geology
• Mantle
• Pressure

The material that forms Earth's hard surface

• Seismic wave
• Rock
• Geology
• Asthenosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of Earth

• Destructive force
• Crust
• Outer Core
• Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust

• Constructive force
• Seismic wave
• Inner core
• Lithosphere

The amount of force pushing on a surface or area

• Crust
• Outer Core
• Pressure
• Mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

dense ball of solid metal (iron & nickel)

• Inner core
• Lithosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle