The Structure of the Earth

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Across
  1. 1. molten rock located deep below the Earth's surface
  2. 4. the innermost layer of the Earth; it is a solid mixture of iron and nickel
  3. 8. the outermost layer of Earth made of solid rock
  4. 9. crust that lies beneath the ocean and is usually 7–10 km thick
Down
  1. 1. the thick middle layer of the Earth, between the core and the crust
  2. 2. the force applied to a certain area by something in contact with it
  3. 3. the crust and rigid upper mantle, which is divided into slow-moving tectonic plates
  4. 5. the innermost layer of Earth; it is made of the metals iron and nickel, and divided into a solid inner core and a liquid outer core
  5. 6. a layer of the Earth that lies between the mantle and inner core; it is made of a liquid mixture of iron and nickel
  6. 7. plate a section of the Earth's crust and upper mantle; the slow movement of tectonic plates around the surface of the planet is responsible for continental drift and most earthquakes and volcanoes