Download Earth Layers Review

Earth Layers Review Chart
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Period:
Directions: Write the name of the correct layer in the box next to the description
This layer is a solid ball of iron and nickel.
The largest layer of Earth.
It makes up 82% of Earth’s volume.
This layer has the highest temperature.
This layer has the highest pressure.
The thinnest layer.
This layer is hard, brittle, and broken into pieces
called tectonic plates.
This layer includes all of the crust and part of
the mantle.
In the center of this layer, every direction is up.
This type of crust is mostly made of granite.
This type of crust is mostly made of basalt.
This layer is liquid iron and nickel.
This layer is entirely within the mantle.
This is the thinnest kind of crust.
WORD BANK:
asthenosphere
crust
inner core
lithosphere
mantle
outer core
oceanic crust
continental crust