This is a website not only on the mantle but also about all the layers of the earth.

Identify the outer layers of the sun. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide reviews the main points to know about atmospheric layers. Includes several questions to check for understanding.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifies the various layers of the Earth, including the crust, mantle, core, lithosphere, and asthenosphere.

Identify the layers of the Sun's interior. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify the layers of the sun's internal structure.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The lithosphere is made of the brittle crust and uppermost mantle and lies on the plastic asthenosphere. Read about the properties of the lithosphere and asthenosphere.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the various layers of the Earth.

A detailed overview of the Earth's atmosphere, with explanations about atmospheric properties, the structure of the atmosphere, its four layers, atmospheric processes, energy heat transfer, conduction and convection, and radiation. All...

This site is a very simple overview of plate tectonics. It includes a map of all the major plates and a diagram of the layers of the earth.

This resource is a place for learning all about the Earth--the Earth's layers, its history, rocks and minerals, and interesting Earth science facts and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet American Museum of...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properites of the thermosphere and exosphere.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of the thermosphere and exosphere.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the gases that the atmosphere is made out of.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifies and describes the two internal layers of Earth.

This is an in-depth activity where students create a rock layer formation using different colors of playdough and investigate the types of folds and rock formations that might occur. They take core samples through anticlines and...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how stratigraphy can be used to determine the relative ages of rocks, how unconformities occur, ways to match rock layers in different areas, and how...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the properties of the stratosphere.

What covers less than 10% of the Earth's surface, yet is a vital natural resource for terrestrial life? What filters ground water and supports most of our food production, not to mention the production of building materials and paper?...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the different layers of soil.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the different layers of soil.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the characteristics and types of soil.