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6. this is the seconed layer of the earths structure, its a liquid

  • outer core
  • upper mantle
  • lithosphere

7. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of mars and jupitor in the asteroid belt)

  • asteroid
  • meteroite
  • comet

8. this is the third and fourth layers of the earths structure, these are called plastic solids (they are not true solids, the heat keeps them unstable and just about at melting point) these layers move VERY slowly

  • upper and lower mantle
  • inner core
  • atmosphere

9. is ancient magnetism preserved in rocks

  • ironisation
  • palaeo magnetism (PM)
  • magnetism

10. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection (this is because this layer is 5% molten)

  • asthenosphere
  • outer core
  • upper mantle

11. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star

  • planet
  • asteroid
  • moon