Life and Physical Sciences: Layers of Earth

Which layers of Earth are mostly made of solid material?

The asthenosphere is described as--

The crust and mantle are composed primarily--

Plasticity is a characteristic of material in the solid state, yet having the ability to--

The core of Earth is divided into two layers. The outer core is made of 

Which of the following has the greatest direct influence on movement of the lithosphere

the least dense layers of the Earth are found at the--

The inner core of Earth is solid because of the 

Earth is made of different layers with varying characteristics. Which is the thickest layer?

Which layer of Earth is solid layer that moves over top of the layer with plasticity?

What type of currents help move the tectonic plates?

What is a variable that affects the state of matter of Earth's layers?

The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of what type of plate boundary movement?

Due to extreme pressure, the inner core of Earth is 

The inner core of Earth is solid because of the 

Most of the tectonic plates are named after--

What best describes the mantle of the Earth?

When plates transform, what is most likely to occur?

Which layer lies directly beneath the lithosphere?

A difference between the oceanic rest and the continental crust is that the oceanic crust is 

The lithosphere and the asthenosphere are part of--

when two tectonic plates slide past each other--

When an earthquake wave passes from the crust to the mantle, the wave

Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and are rigid and solid

Which geological feature is most likely formed when tectonic plates pull away from each other

The crust and mantle are composed of primarily--

Which plate boundary consists of plates moving toward each other?

Which of these correctly lists Earth's layers in order from the center to the surface? 

Which layer of Earth is most likely made of solid metals?

The lithosphere is broken into pieces called 

Most of the United States is part of which tectonic plate? 

When one plate goes under the other, it is called--

The continental crust floats on top of the mantle because the crust is

The sphere of solid nickel and iron at Earth's center

The crust beneath the oceans is more dense than the crust beneath the continents.