Earths Layers

Thickest layer of Earth

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Layer of Earth located between the crust and the core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

The semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere where tectonic plates move

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Core

The boundary where two tectonic plates meet

• Plate Boundary

• Fault Line

• Tectonic Divide

• Seismic Zone

Dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at Earth's center

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Inner core

• Crust

The process by which heat is transferred through direct contact

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

Amount of mass a substance in a given volume

• Density

• Volume

• Mass

• Weight

Rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Hydrosphere

The innermost layer of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel

• Mantle

• Crust

• Core

• Lithosphere

Movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature; transfers thermal energy from one part of the fluid to another

• Convection Current

• Conduction Wave

• Radiation Flow

• Thermal Drift