Chemical and Physical Layers of the Earth

A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon

<p>All the water at and near the surface of the Earth, 97% of which is in oceans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The mantle below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The central part of the Earth below the mantle</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Magnetic lines of force from Earth's polar north and south, acting like a giant magnet</p> Signup and view all the answers