Three compositional layers of the
Earth: core, mantle, and crust
Outermost layer of the Earth
(thinnest layer) (6-22 miles
thick): Crust
The middle layer (most of the
Earth’s mass) (1800 miles thick):
Mantle
The layer that extends from
below the mantle to the centre of
the Earth: Core
Thicker crust that is land:
Continental Crust
The thinner crust that lies under
the ocean: Oceanic Crust
Outermost, rigid layer of the
Earth and where tectonic plate
are found (the crust and upper
mantle): Lithosphere
The plastic layer of the mantle on
which pieces of lithosphere
move: Asthenosphere
The strong, lower part of the
mantle: Mesosphere
Liquid layer of the Earth’s core
that lies beneath the mantle:
Outer Core
The denser centre of the Earth
which compose of iron and
nickel: Inner core
Pieces of lithosphere that move
around on top of the
asthenosphere: Tectonic Plates
Vibrations through the Earth that
happen when there is an
earthquake: Seismic waves
A machine that measures the
times at which seismic waves
arrive at different distances from
an earthquake: Seismograph
How thick is the crust of Earth?
Approximately 3-30 mile thick
The outer core consists of:
Liquid Iron
The inner core consists of: Solid
Iron
The mesosphere contains: Lower
mantle
Why is the inner core being not
liquid? It’s under so much
pressure that it’s a solid
Continental crust is thicker than
oceanic crust: True
Formed by the deposition of The most common element found
sediment which then hardness to in Earth’s crust: Oxygen
form rock: Sedimentary Rock The earth is approximately: 4.5
Rock that is formed by the billion years old
cooling and solidifying of
magma or lava: Igneous Rock
Rock type that is formed form
another rock type being exposed
to extreme heat or pressure:
Metamorphic rock
A branch of geology dealing with
the rocks that make up the
Earth’s crust: Plate Tectonics
This is where two plate converge,
diverge or move past one
another: Boundary
Dislocation along a break in the
rock surface: Fault
Movement of tectonic plates
causes shaking or tremors of the
ground: Earthquake
Hot molten rock on the Earth’s
surface: Lava
Hot molten rock below the
Earth’s surface: Magma
This layer contains the outermost
layer of the Earth. (Solid is found
here): Pedosphere