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10 Cards in this Set
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Asthenosphere |
the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move |
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Inner core |
which is a ball of solid iron and nickel |
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Outer core |
made of liquid iron and nickel |
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Crust |
the thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the mantle |
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Lithosphere |
the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle |
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Mantle |
the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and cove |
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Mesosphere |
the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core |
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Tectonic plates |
a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle |
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Oceanic crust |
found beneath the oceans. 5km to 7km thick |
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Continental crust |
forms the continents. 100km thick |
