Earth Science Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Content Vocabulary

Directions: Use the clues and the terms listed below to complete the puzzle.

asthenosphere            core                      crust                lithosphere

magnetosphere          mantle                 nickel              observation

Clues

Across

1.  the dense, metallic center of Earth

2.  a plastic, or flowing, layer within
Earth’s mantle

3.  the brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth

4.  the outer part of Earth’s magnetic field

5.  the thick middle layer in the solid part
of Earth

6.  a specific type of metal

Down

7.  an act of noting a fact or an occurrence

8.  the rigid layer of Earth that includes
the crust and the uppermost mantle

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