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Layers of the Earth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The thickest layer of Earth, located between the core and the crust. | MANTLE |
| The only liquid layer of the Earth; its flow creates our magnetic field. | OUTER CORE |
| The thinnest, outermost layer where we live. | CRUST |
| The solid, extremely hot center of the planet made mostly of iron. | INNER CORE |
| Hot, melted rock found under the surface (it’s called lava once it erupts!) | MAGMA |
| One of the two main metals found in both the inner and outer core. | IRON |
| What we call melted rock once it breaks through the crust and hits the air. | LAVA |
| The type of crust found under the sea; it is thinner and denser than land. | OCEANIC |
| The type of crust found under land and is least dense crust | CONTINENTAL |
| This "squeezing" force keeps the Inner Core solid even though it is very hot. | PRESSURE |