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structure of earth

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show a personal, straightforward observation  
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INDIRECT EVIDENCE   show
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show vibrations produced by earthquakes  
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SEISMOGRAPH   show
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show paper or electronic record of earthquake vibrations  
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INNER CORE   show
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OUTER CORE   show
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show outermost layer of the Earth; includes both the dry land and the ocean floor. It is thinnest beneath the oceans and thickest under high mountains.  
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show stiff  
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MANTLE   show
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show moving easily  
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show a rigid layer formed by the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.  
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PLATE   show
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ASTHENOSPHERE   show
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show melted; changed to a liquid form by heating  
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show circular movements in the mantle caused by the difference in temperatures from the bottom to the top of the mantle. Hot columns of mantle (heated by Earth’s core) rise, and then cool and fall, and then are warmed again and rise.  
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COMPOSITION   show
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show mass per unit volume of a substance. Determined in part by how closely packed particles are. Increases from the Earth’s crust to the core.  
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show amount of force, or pressing, on a substance. Increases from the Earth’s crust to the core.  
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TEMPERATURE   show
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