Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Earth Interior

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

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

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