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quiz 8
science quiz 8 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface. It goes down about 3 to 50 miles. | Crust |
| the layer of hot, solid rock between Earth's curst and core. It is about 1,800 miles thick, and the deeper you go, the hotter and softer it is. | Mantle |
| the upper part of the mantle combined with the crust. It is very hard rock, and is cracked in places like an egg shell. | Lithosphere |
| a 1,400 miles thick layer of molten iron and nickle that surrounds the inner core. | Outer core |
| a dense sphere of very hot, solid, iron and nickel at the center of the Earth. | Inner core |