Earth Composition Vocab Review

What layer of the earth is also known as the lithosphere

• crust

• mantle

• core

In which layer of the earth does convection occur

• crust

• mantle

• core

The hottest part of the Earth made of nickel and iron

• crust

• mantle

• core

Rock formed by the cooling and solidifying of magma

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Formed from another rock type through exposure to heat and pressure

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Formed through the deposition of sediment transported by water, ice, or wind, which then hardens to form a rock

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The branch of geology dealing with rocks that make up Earth's crust

• Tectonic Plate

• Plate Tectonics

• Boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Large sections of the lithosphere that is capable of movement

• Plate Tectonics

• Tectonic Plates

• Boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Hot molten rock on the Earth's surface

• lava

• magma

Hot molten rock below Earth's surface

• lava

• magma