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28 Cards in this Set
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This layer of the earth is the most dense.
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Inner Core
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This layer is liquid.
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Outer Core
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This layer is solid nickel and iron.
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Inner Core
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This is the coolest layer (temperature!)
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Crust
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This layer has mountains and oceans.
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Crust
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This is the thickest layer.
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Mantle
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This is the thinnest layer.
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Crust
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Why is the inner core solid?
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Pressure.
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Cutting a section of an object to see the inside:
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Cross-section
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What an object is made of:
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Composition
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Liquid rock or metal:
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Molten
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The inside:
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Interior
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Hard, inflexible, stiff
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Rigid
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Crust and the upper part of the mantle
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Lithosphere
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Gooey, soft part of the mantle
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Asthenosphere
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Amount of matter in a given amount of space
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Density
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To actually be able to study an object easily.
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Direct
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NOT able to actually study an object.
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Indirect
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Cutting a section of an object to see the inside:
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Cross-section
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What an object is made of:
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Composition
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Liquid rock or metal:
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Molten
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The inside:
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Interior
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Hard, inflexible, stiff
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Rigid
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Crust and the upper part of the mantle
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Lithosphere
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Gooey, soft part of the mantle
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Asthenosphere
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Amount of matter in a given amount of space
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Density
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To actually be able to study an object easily.
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Direct
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NOT able to actually study an object.
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Indirect
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