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Lithosphere
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the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
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Asthenosphere
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the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
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Mesosphere
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literally, the "middle sphere"; the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
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Inner core
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the solid, dense center of the Earth
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Outer core
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the liquid layer of the Earth’s core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core
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Continental crust
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the rocks underlying the continents
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Oceanic crust
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the 7 to 10 km thick layer of sediment and igneous rock that makes up the ocean floor
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Tectonic plate
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Seismic waves
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