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Earth Layer's
Earth layer vocab , 6th Earth science vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asthenosphere | is weak solid plastic-like part of the upper mantle of earth. It lies below the lithosphere, |
| Core | two part layer of the below the mantle with a liquid outer core and a solid inner core . |
| Density | the amount of space something takes up in an object or how thick something is. |
| Inner core | solid nickel and iron at the center of the Earth. |
| Outer core | Liquid nickel and iron that surrounds the inner core where electricity is made by convention currents creating the earth's magnetic field. |
| mantle | the thickest playdough-like or plastic-like layer of Earth between the crust and the core |
| Lithos |