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earth layers vocab
6th earth science vocab
Term | Definition |
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asthenosphere | |
core | thin rocky ridge upper part of the lithosphere which is the outer most layer of the earth |
density | |
inner core | |
lithosphere | cool, ridged or hard layer o the earth that is made o the crust and upper mantle that is broken into big pieces o rock or plates |
mantle | the thickest playdough like or plastic like layer of earth between the crust and the core |
outer core | liquid nickel and iron that surrounds the inner core where electricity is made by convection currents creating the earth's magnetic field |
plasticity | material in the asthenosphere that is solid and yet can low |