Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

This layer of the Earth is found between the core and the crust.

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

The layer that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core. 

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust

Is a layer of week of soft mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly.  Tectonic plates move on top of this layer. 

• Inner Core
• Asthensophere
• Lithosphere
• Outer Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The driving force of the tectonic plates are convection currents, where can these be found?

• inner core
  inner core
• crust
• mantle
• outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The hottest layer

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

The thinest layer

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

The least dense layer

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

The most dense layer

• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

Supporting Evidence: fossils, continent shape, landforms

• Continental Drift
• Seafloor Spreading
• Plate Tectonics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Supporting Evidence: subduction, earthquakes, volcanoes, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, older theories

• Continental Drift
• Seafloor Spreading
• Plate Tectonics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3