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Earth layer vocab
6th Earth science vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Asthenosphere | The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere; lithosphere plates " float" and move on this layer. |
Core | The two part layer of Earth below he mantle with a liquid outer core and solid inner core. |
Density | The amount of matter in a given space or volume. |
inner core | The sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth; surrounded by the liquid outer core . |
Lithosphere | The cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth that consist of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle; broken into pieces or segments called plates . |
Mantle | The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core; made of dense silicates . |