Layers of the Earth p. 9-13

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Across
  1. 4. dark rock with a fine texture
  2. 8. solid mantle layer below the asthenosphere that extends to Earth's core
  3. 10. dense ball of solid metal at the center of Earth
  4. 12. the second layer of Earth made of very hot, solid rock and nearly 3,000 km thick
  5. 13. the number of main layers that make up Earth
  6. 14. what results from a force pressing on an area
  7. 15. uppermost part of the mantle and the Earth's crust form this rigid layer about 100 km thick
Down
  1. 1. Earth's outermost layer (like skin) made of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor
  2. 2. the crust beneath the ocean
  3. 3. liquid layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core
  4. 5. soft, hotter mantle layer below the lithosphere
  5. 6. rock that is usually a light color and has coarse texture
  6. 7. center of Earth made mostly of the metals iron and nickel and divided into two parts: a liquid outside and solid inside
  7. 9. the Earth's magnetic _____ has north and south poles
  8. 11. the measurement of how hot or cold the Earth is