| A | B |
| The Outer layer of the earth | Crust |
| Home to all life on earth | Crust |
| Mantle | Lies between the crust and the core |
| A rigid layer at the top of the mantle | Lithosphere |
| Asthenosphere | Softer hotter rock in the upper mantle |
| Ocean Crust | 5-7 kilometers thick |
| Continental Crust | 40-70 kilometers thick |
| A Ball of hot solid metal | Inner Core |
| This layer is liquid | Outer Core |
| Tectonic Plates | Lithosphere is broken up into these |