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Earth's Layers
Term | Definition |
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Crust | the thin, solid outermost layer of the Earth |
Mantle | the soft layer between the crust and core |
Core | the center of the Earth |
Inner Core | Extremely hot solid center; although hot, it isn't melted because pressure from the above layers causes this layer to be solid |
Outer Core | the liquid layer that surrounds the solid inner core; it is liquid because it does not have as much pressure on it |
Which is the thinnest layer? | Crust |
What is the thickest, most massive layer? | Mantle |
2 Layers made of metal?(iron and nickel) | Inner and Outer Cores |
Lithosphere | solid, broken layer, divided into plates |
Asthenosphere | soft, semisolid layer found under the lithosphere |