Earth's Layers and Properties_VOCAB1

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What layer of the Earth is responsible for the rising and sinking of magma?

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Mantle

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What is the mantle?

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

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Which layer of the Earth is made up of solid iron and nickel?

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Inner core

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What is the lithosphere?

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The cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth made of mostly oxygen and silicon, in pieces called plates.

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What is the composition of the mantle?

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Silicates like Quartz or Glass.

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What is the outer core primarily made of?

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Liquid iron and nickel.

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What is the asthenosphere?

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A layer of the mantle that is semi-fluid and allows tectonic plates to move.

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What is the Earth's crust?

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The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, composed of solid rock.

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What is the primary characteristic of the inner core?

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It is solid due to immense pressure despite high temperatures.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large pieces of the lithosphere that move and interact at their boundaries.