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11 Cards in this Set
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Crust |
Earth's outermost layer |
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Continental crust |
Older and thicker part of the crust , which makes up the continents |
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Oceanic crust |
The rock of the ocean floor |
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Mantle |
Lying beneath the crust Earth's middle layer |
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Magma |
Melted rock below Earth's surface |
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Lava |
Molten rock-magma-that reaches Earth's surface |
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Lithosphere |
Crust and rigid upper part of the mantle |
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Tectonic plates |
Slow-moving chunks of rock |
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Asthenosphere |
Soft layer in the mantle that flows like a very thick liquid |
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Core |
Earth's innermost layer and densest layer |
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Magnetic Field |
The area in which the magnets force is exerted |
