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Unit 1 Layers of the Earth

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Asthenosphere   a layer of hot soft rock in the upper mantle on which the lithosphere rests  
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Composition   the material something is made up of  
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Crust   the layer of rock that surrounds the earth  
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Density   The quantity of matter in a given volume of the substance  
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inner core   intense pressure makes it a ball of hot solid metals at the center of the earth  
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lithosphere   the crust and very top part of the mantle together  
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magma   molten rock beneath earth's surface  
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lava   molten rock that reaches the earth's surface through a volcano  
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mantle   The layer of rock between Earth's outer core and crust, in which most rock is hot enough to flow in convection current; Earth's thickest layer  
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outer core   A layer of molten metal, mainly nickel and iron, that surrounds Earth's inner core.  
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Tectonic plate   one of the large moving pieces into which Earth's lithosphere is broken and which commonly carries both oceanic and continental crust.  
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