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Chapter 3/ The Geosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Geosphere | The solid part of the Earth that consist of all rock, as well as thes oils and loose rocks on Earth's surface. |
| Crust | The Earht's thin outer layer. |
| Mantle | The layer beneath the crust, makes up 64% of the mass of the Earth. |
| Core | The Earth's innermost layer, composed of the densist elements, radius of appoximately 3400 km. |
| Lithosphere | The Earth's outer layer,cool, rigid layer,15 km. to 300 km. includes crust and uppermos part of the mantle. |
| Asthenosphere | The layer beneath the lithosphere, plastic,solid layer made of rock that flows very slowly and allows tectonic plates to move on top of it. |
| Tectonic Plates | Glide across underlying asthenosphere in much the same way as a chunk of ice drifts across a pond. |
| Erosion | The removal and transport of surface material. |