section 1 Inside the Earth

Question 1

the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle

Answer 1

crust

Question 2

the layer of rock between the Earths crust and core

Answer 2

mantle

Question 3

the central part of Earth below the mantle

Answer 3

core

Question 4

the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid part of the upper mantle

Answer 4

lithosphere

Question 5

the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move

Answer 5

athenosphere

Question 6

the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core

Answer 6

mesosphere

Question 7

a block of the lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle

Answer 7

tectonic plate