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core
central part -inner core- solid metal
-outer core-liquid metals
mantle
thick layer of solid and molten rock that surrounds the core
lithosphere
solid upper mantle & crust
asthenosphere
upper mantle and crust
crust
is the layer of solid rock that makes up the outer most layer -where we live
atmosphere
all gases that surround the Earth
hydrosphere
all of Earth's liquid and solid water (lakes oceans rivers glaciers)
landforms
a physical feature on earth's surface
geologist
a person who studies rocks
magma
hot melted rock
tension
the push or stretch in the plates
seafloor spreading
caused by magma pushing on the plates
mid ocean ridge
under water mountain ranges
subduction
when one plate can sink under another plate - crust get recycled back in the mantle
compression
a squeezing or pushing together of the crust