Layers of the Earth

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The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere; lithospheric plates “float” and move on this layer

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Asthenosphere

Front

The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth; is either continental (landmasses) or oceanic (ocean floors)

Back

Earth's crust

Front

The cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle; broken into pieces or segments called plates

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Lithosphere

Front

The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core; made of dense silicates

Back

mantle

Front

The outer layer of Earth’s core; surrounds the inner core and is made of liquid nickel and iron

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Outer core

Front

The sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth; surrounded by the liquid outer core

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Inner core

Front

A characteristic of the material in the asthenosphere; existing in a solid state yet having the ability to flow

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Plasticity

Front

Force exerted on matter through contact with other matter; affects melting and boiling points

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Pressure

Front

Average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material; measured by a thermometer in degrees (usually degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit)

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Temperature

Front

The types, quantities, and arrangements of elements that make up a substance

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chemical composition