Layers of the Earth Vocab by Asher Savage

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Across
  1. 4. the cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  2. 7. the circle of solid nickel and iron at the center of the earth
  3. 8. the solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  4. 9. the amount of matter in a given space or volume
  5. 10. the outer layer of Earth's core; surrounds the inner core
  6. 12. divisions of the composition of Earth determined by either chemical composition or by the physical state of matter
Down
  1. 1. the solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere
  2. 2. thick layers of rock apply great force to those layers buried below them
  3. 3. center of Earth
  4. 5. a variable that affects the how hot or how cold a layer gets
  5. 6. existing in a solid state yet having the ability to flow without being a liquid
  6. 11. outer layer of the earth that contains continents and oceans