Vocabulary for Layers of the Earth

The prefix geo- means...

• of the sea

• of the earth

• geometry

The inner core is made of liquid iron and nickel.

• True

• False

The outer core is made of hot liquid metals.

• True

• False

What are the two the crust is divided into?

• oceanic and land

• continental and oceanic

• plates and oceans

The thickest layer of the earth is the _____.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

The rocky, outermost layer of the earth is the ____.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

The mantle is divided into two layers. These are ___

• upper mantle

  bottom mantle

• upper mantle

  middle mantle

• upper mantle

  lower mantle

The inner core is solid because due to the amount of _____ and ______.

• heat and pressure

• pressure and liquid

• heat and liquid

We live on the ______ layer of the crust.

• oceanic

• continental

• geology