Earth Layers Vocab Flashcard

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Outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.

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crust

Front

Upper layer of Earth's mantle below lithosphere, low resistance to plastic flow and convection.

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asthenosphere

Front

Rigid outer part of Earth, including crust and upper mantle.

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lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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Ability of certain solids to flow or change shape permanently

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plasticity

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Bulk of Earth's interior

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mantle

Front

Fluid layer ~2,400 km thick, mostly iron & nickel, above Earth's solid inner core.

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Outer core

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Front

Fourth layer of Earth: solid nickel and iron

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inner core

Front

Liquid layer of nickel and iron

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outer core

Front

Type of crust under the ocean?

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oceanic crust

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Type of crust on land.

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Continental