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11 Cards in this Set
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Crust |
Is made up of relatively light and brittle rocks. |
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Continental crust |
Is the older and thicker part of the crust, which makes up the continents. |
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Oceanic crust |
Is the rock of the ocean floor. |
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The mantle |
Is earths middle layer. |
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Magma |
Is melted rock below earths surface. |
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Lava |
Is a molten rock magma that reaches earths surface. |
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Lithosphere |
The crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle make up the lithosphere. |
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Tectonic plates |
The lithosphere is divided into giant, slow moving chunks of rock |
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Asthenosphere |
Is the softer layer in the mantle that flows like a very thick liquid |
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Core |
Earths innermost layer. |
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Magnetic field |
Is a magnet that is surrounded by it . |
