Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Earth Interior

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.

1. crust
A. Base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands (plural)
2. mantle
B. State of matter with a fixed shape
3. core
C. Being on the outside or further from a center
4. lithosphere
D. A particular environment or walk of life
5. asthenosphere
E. The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
6. composition
F. State of matter that flows like water
7. physical
G. Of or relating to or caused by ___
8. properties
H. The commonest type of solidified lava
9. convection
I. The transfer of heat through a fluid caused by molecular motion
10. currents
J. The lower layer of the crust
11. granite
K. A dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
12. basalt
L. A flow of electricity through a conductor (plural)
13. peridotite
M. Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
14. magnetic
N. Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
15. liquid
O. United States baseball player
16. solid
P. A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion
17. sphere
Q. The spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to
18. iron
R. Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
19. nickel
S. Located inward
20. tectonic
T. Having to do with the body
21. plates
U. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the ___ resulting from underground movement along a fault (plural)
22. earthquakes
V. Strong metal used to make tools and nails
23. inner
W. A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class (plural)
24. outer
X. The central part of the Earth