Layers of Earth Crossword Puzzle

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Tectonic Hazards
Earth's Tectonics Plate Motion
Channel Processes
Rocks and Minerals
Earthquakes
An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
Weathering and Soil
Geologic Time Scale

QUESTIONS LIST:

continental: crust that is less dense but thicker
oceanic: crust that is denser and thinner
asthenosphere: known as the "plastic" layer
lithosphere: layer that is broken up into tectonic plates
mantle: scientists know its composition by studying volcanoes
outer: core that is liquid due to heat
inner: core that is solid due to pressure
core: made up of mostly iron and nickel
crust: makes up less than 1% of earth's mass
mesosphere: solid layer that is under the asthenosphere
pressure: as you move towards the center of earth, both _ and temperature increase.