Ch. 2: Earth's Structure - Vocabulary

What is the definition of density?

• The solid part of Earth, including the soil and Earth's rocky center

• The force of attraction between every object and every other object that exists because of mass

• The amount of mass, or substance, in a material

• A shape like a ball

What is the definition of geosphere?

• The solid part of Earth, including the soil and Earth's rocky center

• The force of attraction between every object and every other object that exists because of mass

• The amount of mass, or substance, in a material

• A shape like a ball

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What is the definition of gravity?

• The solid part of Earth, including the soil and Earth's rocky center

• The force of attraction between every object and every other object that exists because of mass

• The amount of mass, or substance, in a material

• A shape like a ball

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What is the definition of sphere?

• The solid part of Earth, including the soil and Earth's rocky center

• The force of attraction between every object and every other object that exists because of mass

• The amount of mass, or substance, in a material

• A shape like a ball

What is the definition of asthenosphere?

• The plastic, flowing layer within the mantle

• Earth's dense, metallic center

• The rocky, outermost layer of Earth

• The rigid layer that includes the crust and uppermost mantle

What is the definition of core?

• The plastic, flowing layer within the mantle

• Earth's dense, metallic center

• The rocky, outermost layer of Earth

• The rigid layer that includes the crust and uppermost mantle

What is the definition of crust?

• The plastic, flowing layer within the mantle

• Earth's dense, metallic center

• The rocky, outermost layer of Earth

• The rigid layer that includes the crust and uppermost mantle

What is the definition of lithosphere?

• The plastic, flowing layer within the mantle

• Earth's dense, metallic center

• The rocky, outermost layer of Earth

• The rigid layer that includes the crust and uppermost mantle

What is the definition of magnetosphere?

• The plastic, flowing layer within the mantle

• Earth's dense, metallic center

• The rocky, outermost layer of Earth

• The outer part of Earth's magnetic field

What is the definition of mantle?

• The plastic, flowing layer within the mantle

• Earth's dense, metallic center

• The rocky, outermost layer of Earth

• The thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth