Earth's Interior
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| geologist | scientist who study the forces that make and shape the planet Earth
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| crust | the outermost solid layer of the earth
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| mantle | is located between the core and the crust. It is a region of hot, slow flowing, solid rock
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| core | extends from below the mantle to the center of the Earth. Believed to be made mostly of iron and some nickel.
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| convection | is the movement of matter that results from differences in density caused by variations in temperatures
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| convection currents | heating and cooling of a fluid, changes in its density, and gravitational pull
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| lithosphere | The Outermost, rigid layer of Earth. Two parts. The crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle. It is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.
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| asthenosphere | is the layer of weak or soft mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly. Tectonic plates move on top of this layer.
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| mesosphere | The strong, lower part of the mantle. Rock flows more slowly.
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| outer core | is the liquid layer of the Earth's core. It lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
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| inner core | is solid, dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of the Earth.
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