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6Sci_Layers & Atmos
Layers of the Earth & Atmosphere
Term | Definition |
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Outer Core | only liquid layer of Earth (physical) |
Mantle | thickest layer (composition) |
Crust | uppermost layer of the Earth & thinnest (composition) |
Inner Core | layer that is as hot as the sun but as small as the moon (physical) |
Asthenosphere | layer that tectonic plates move on (physical) |
Exosphere | uppermost layer of the atmosphere |
Stratosphere | layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer |
Troposphere | layers that provides weather for Earth |