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-made up of 2 parts: one is solid and one is
liquid
-dense ball of elements (nickel and iron)
-hottest layer
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oldest and thickest
crust layer
-located above the core
-thickest earth layer
-contains magma (molten rock)
seven land masses that make
up most of the dry land on Earth
List the seven land masses
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the theory of how Earth’s
continents move over its surface
-located above the mantle
-made up of two parts: oceanic and continental
-made up of plates
-thinnest/outermost layer
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youngest and thinnest
crust layer
a theory that was a “supercontinent” that
contained all of the Earth’s land about 225
million years ago