Earth's Interior

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Across
  1. 5. The upper part of the crust, composed mostly of granite, a less dense rock.
  2. 7. A liquid layer of the core made of molten iron and nickel.
  3. 8. A rigid layer made up of the crust and the uppermost mantle.
  4. 9. The crust found beneath the oceans, which is denser and primarily made of basalt.
  5. 10. The hot, rigid layer beneath the asthenosphere that is under intense pressure.
Down
  1. 1. - The transfer of heat through the movement of liquid, with hot material moving outward and cooled material moving inward.
  2. 2. A layer of the core that is a solid sphere made of iron and nickel that remains solid because of immense pressure despite extreme temperatures.
  3. 3. A layer of hot rock beneath the crust that extends to about 3,000 kilometers deep.
  4. 4. A hot, solid but bendable layer located beneath the lithosphere.
  5. 5. The thinnest and outermost layer of Earth, made of solid rock.
  6. 6. The dense, innermost layer of Earth.