Matching Pairs Layers of the EarthOnline version Layers of the Earth by Tabitha Najera 1 hydropshere 2 mantle 3 Layers of the Earth 4 Inner core 5 biosphere 6 crust 7 outer core 8 lithosphere 9 atmosphere 10 plasticity 11 asthenosphere All the water on earth Solid layer with “plasticity” on the upper mantle just below the lithosphere Outer layer of Earth’s core made of liquid iron and nickel A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air Semi-solid solid layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core Solids that act like liquids, “semi-solids” characteristics of the asthenosphere Cool rigid layer made of oxygen and silicon and divided into plates The outermost layer of the Earth Earth divided into layers by their characteristics A sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of the Earth