Layers of the Earth

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Across
  1. 5. liquid iron and nickel; convection currents in this layer creates Earth's magnetic field
  2. 6. lowest part of the mantle
  3. 9. solid iron and nickel; densest and hottest layer
  4. 13. convection currents in this layer moves Earth's lithosphere
  5. 14. thickest under mountains; composed of granite
  6. 15. thickest layer
Down
  1. 1. source that provides continuous heat energy in Earth's inner core
  2. 2. process by which the denser portions of a planet will sink to the center; while less dense materials rise to the surface
  3. 3. crust + uppermost part of mantle; makes up tectonic plates
  4. 4. anything that has mass and volume
  5. 7. the force that pulls matter towards Earth’s center
  6. 8. outermost and thinnest layer
  7. 10. nearly constant in thickness & very dense; composed of basalt
  8. 11. how much matter occupies a given amount of space
  9. 12. a natural power that pushes or pulls on an object