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earth layers vocab
6th earth science vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |