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Earth Layers Vocab
-Earth Layer Vocabulary -6th Earth Science Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Athensophere | The solid with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere;lithosphereric plates "float" and move on this layer |
Core | The two-part layer of Earth below the mantle with a liquid outer core and a 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 consists of the uppermost part of the mantle ; broken into peices or segments called plates. |