Geosphere - Layers of the Earth

Based on the video, this is Earth's outermost surface, is relatively light and brittle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The video indicated this layer of the Earth as relatively flexible, so it flows instead of fracturing.

This earth layer contains iron. It is fluid and when it flows the Earth's magnetic field is generated.

Most earthquakes occur in this layer of the earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This is the type of crust that is very dense and made of basalt.

This is the type of crust that is less dense and made of granite.

The video referred to this as the largest layer of the Earth.

In the video, this refers to the outer layer of the mantle.

The video explained that in the lower mantle, molten rocks are fluid and moving in a circular motion called the ________________________.

In this layer, the temperatures and pressures are so great that metals are squeezed together and are not able to move.