Vocabulary S6E5A

The outermost solid layer of Earth is the

• CORE

• CRUST

• MANTLE

• LITHOSPHERE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The _______________ is located between the core and the crust. It is a region of hot, slow-flowing, solid rock.

• CORE

• CRUST

• MANTLE

• INNER CORE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

__________________ is the movement of matter that results from differences in density caused by variations in temperature.

• Convection

• Core

• Crust

• Asthenosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The __________ extends from below the mantle to the center of Earth.

• crust

• core

• mantle

• convection

The outermost, rigid layer of Earth is the __________________.

• mesosphere

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• outer core

The ____________ is a layer of weak or soft

mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly.

• mesosphere

• lithosphere

• troposphere

• asthenosphere

The __________ is the liquid layer of Earth’s core.

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• core

The _____________ is the solid, dense center of our planet.

• outer core

• lithosphere

• inner core

• core

There are two types of crust—.

• continental and oceanic

• land and water

• lithosphere and asthenosphere

• mesosphere and asthenosphere