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Inside the Earth
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crust | Forms the Earths outer skin. |
| Oceanic Crust | Thinnest made of dense basalt |
| Continental Crust | Thickest, made of less dense granite. |
| Mantle | Solid very hot rock. |
| Lithosphere | Upper part of the mantle and the Crust. |
| Asthenosphere | Upper mantle, right below the lithosphere |
| Mesosphere | |
| Inner Core | Solid metal, made of nickel and iron |
| Outer Core | Liquid, a liquid molten metal, made of nickel and iron |
| Core | Has two parts both made of nickel and iron. Inner and outer Core. |