1.1 Science Vocabulary (Earth's Layers)

(noun) A usually cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance such as sediment, rock, or ice. Typically obtained by drilling into the substance with a hollow steel tube called a core drill.

• Earth

• Core Sampling

• Crust

• Core

(noun) The hard outer layer of the earth.

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Layer

(noun) A scientist who studies the origin, history, and structure of the earth.

• Geologist

• Paleontologist

• Scientist

• Core Sampling

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

(noun) The innermost part of the Earth. It is primarily a solid ball with a radius of about 1,220 km. It is believed to consist primarily of an iron-nickel alloy, and is about the same temperature as the surface of the sun.

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

(noun) A bed of sedimentary rock or some other material that is visually distinguishable from the beds below.

• Layer

• Core Sampling

• Part

• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

(noun) The outer part of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle. It is about 62 miles (100 km) thick.

• Air

• Core

• Lithosphere

• Layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

(noun) The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, which has an upper part that is partially molten and a lower part that is solid. The lava that flows from volcanoes comes from this layer.

• Layer

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

(noun) The liquid layer inside the Earth that surrounds the solid inner core and is believed to be made of iron mixed with nickel and trace amounts of lighter elements.

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Crust

(noun) One of the sections of the lithosphere which move slowly over the Earth's inner layers. The continents ride "piggy-back" on top of these sections, and their jostling and separation can cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

• Layer

• Lithosphere

• Tectonic Plate

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Label the four layers of the Earth

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Inner Core

Outer Core

Crust

Mantle