Layers of the Earth Pre

Label the layers of the Earth.

c

d

e

f

Crust

Atmosphere

Inner Core

Mesosphere

Mantle

Outer Core

The way heat transfers through the layers of the earth;

• Radiation on the crust transfers to the mantle.

• Conduction from the core turns into convection in the mantle which then moves the crust.

• Because the layers all touch each other there is conduction throughout.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the Earth's layers are solid?(2 answers)

• Crust and inner core

• Crust and mantle

• Crust and outer core

• Inner core and outer core

True or False: Even though the temperature is high in the inner core, it is a solid due to the extreme pressure.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The layer with the most volume:

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

The most dense layer:

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust