geosphere

The Earth is the _____ planet from the Sun.

• fifth

• fourth

• third

• second

It’s the only planet in our Solar

System with _____ (mark two answers)

• 4 layers

• nice temperature

• water in three states

• life

The geosphere has three distinct layers:

• the core.

• the crust

• the mantle

It’s made of peridotite,

which is a type of rock and it’s divided into two parts

• the core.

• the crust

• the mantle

is the inner and densest part of our

planet. It’s mostly made of iron, although there are

other metals there, such as nickel. It’s also divided

into two layers.

• the core.

• the crust

• the mantle

is the thin layer which covers the surface

of the Earth.

• the core.

• the crust

• the mantle

which is mostly solid, with

some areas that are molten

• upper mantle

• outer core

• lower mantle

• inner core

which is denser than the upper

mantle and contains solid materials.

• upper mantle

• outer core

• lower mantle

• inner core

the hottest part of the planet. It is

mainly a solid ball due to extreme pressure 3 .

• upper mantle

• outer core

• lower mantle

• inner core

made up of molten materials that

continuously move.

• upper mantle

• outer core

• lower mantle

• inner core