Earth's Layers Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. about 6,380 km beneath the surface.
  2. 3. a naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure
  3. 5. outer core to the center of Earth, which
  4. 6. the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
  5. 9. the movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations; can result in the transfer of energy as heat
  6. 10. The strong, lower part of the mantle
  7. 12. core the liquid layer of Earth’s core. It lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
  8. 13. the central part of Earth below the mantle
Down
  1. 1. the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  2. 2. core the solid, dense center of
  3. 4. The outermost, rigid layer of Earth, made of two parts.
  4. 7. a layer of weak or soft mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly.
  5. 8. cycle the series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geologic processes
  6. 11. planet that extends from the bottom of