Physical Layers Of The Earth Flashcards
The lithosphere is the upper part of the ______ & all of the _____
Mantle, crust
The lithosphere is described as the _____ layer.
Rigid
The lithosphere is divided into pieces called ________ ______.
Tectonic Plates
What are the word roots in the word “Lithosphere”
Litho = Rock Sphere = Ball
The asthenosphere can be called the ____ layer of the ______.
Soft layer of the mantle
The mesosphere is the strong, _____ part of the ______.
The mesosphere is the strong, lower part of the mantle.
The _____________ is the layer on which the tectonics plate move.
Asthenosphere
The ____________ is solid rock that moves very slowly.
Asthenosphere
What state of matter is the lithosphere?
Solid
What are the word roots of the asthenosphere?
Viscous
The mesosphere goes from the bottom of the ____________ to the top of the _____ ____.
Asthenosphere
Inner core
What are the word roots and meanings of the word “mesosphere”?
Meso = Middle Sphere = Ball
What state of matter is the mesosphere?
Viscous
The outer core lies beneath the ______ and surrounds the _____ _____.
Mantle
Inner core
The _____ ____ is the solid, dense center of the Earth.
Nine
The _____ ____ extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of the Earth.
The inner core extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of the Earth.
The outer core is what state of matter?
Liquid
The inner core is what state of matter?
Solid
