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Earth Science Notecards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The thin and outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle is called the... | Crust |
| The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core... | Mantle |
| The centeral part of the Earth below the mantle | Core |
| The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle | Lithosphere |
| The soft layer of the mantle on which tectonic plates move | Asthenosphere |
| The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenoshphere and the outer core | Mesosphere |
| A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the manlte. | Tectonic plate |
| The hypothesis that states that the coninents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location. | Continental Drift |