Across
- 3. the layer of the Earth that ranges from 4,000 to 9,000 degrees (2 words)
- 4. the inner and outer ____are rarely referred to as one
- 7. the name of the temperature scale used to measure Earth's heat is _________________ continentalcrust the coolest layer of the Earth (2 words)
- 10. the Earth's surface is 70% ____________
- 13. the outer core and the _____ are cooler on the top than on the bottom
- 14. a source of 'fresh' water on Earth
- 17. the thinnest layer of the Earth (2 words)
- 18. the iron in the inner core is in _____ form
- 20. the fraction 1/5 = _____%
- 21. the Earth's mantle ranges from 1,800 to 4 _________ degrees
- 22. the continential crust is made up primarily of ____
- 23. the layer of Earth that accounts for almost 1/2 of the planet
Down
- 1. there are four distinct _______of the Earth
- 2. the inner core and the _________ are responsible for the Earth's magnetism (2 words)
- 5. the mantle of the Earth accounts for almost ____ of the planet's mass
- 6. the hottest layer of the Earth (2 words)
- 8. the movement of plates in the Earth's mantle is commonly known as ____________ (2 words)
- 9. the full name of the element that helps create the Earth's magnetic field (2 words)
- 11. what the core at the center of the earth is called
- 12. 'tectonic shift' refers to the movement of _______
- 15. the iron in the outer core is in ________ form
- 16. the oceanic and continental_____ are often referred to as one
- 19. what the units of measure that are used to measure the Earth's heat are called
- 23. the thickness and the depth of the Earth are measured in _________
