the brittle, rocky outer layer of the earth

the thick middle layer in the solid part of earth

the rigid outermost layer of earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust

the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur

the dense metalic center of earth

the outer part of earths magnetic field that interacts with charged particles

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Science vocab

September

Term	Definition
crust	the brittle, rocky outer layer of the earth
mantle	the thick middle layer in the solid part of earth
lithosphere	the rigid outermost layer of earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust
asthenosphere	the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur
core	the dense metalic center of earth
magnetosphere	the outer part of earths magnetic field that interacts with charged particles