earth's layers crossword by: Abby
Across
- 3. The transfer of thermal energy inside the Earth and is the driving force for plate tectonics.
- 4. The layer inside Earth between the mantle and inner core which is made up mostly of molten iron and nickel.
- 6. The first layer of the continental crust which is made of granite like igneous rock.
- 7. the outermost layer of the earth
- 8. crust The thin part of the Earth's crust located under the oceans.
- 9. The second layer of the continental crust made up of basalt rock.
- 10. The innermost layer of the earth made of solid iron and nickel.
Down
- 1. The outermost layer of Earth's surface which is rocky and solid and includes the rigid part of the upper mantle.
- 2. The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle. It is also known as the "Moho."
- 5. The thickest layer of Earth, under the crust, in which plate movement is generated.