Earth's Structure

Front

What is the layer we live on?

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Continental Crust

Front

Which of Earth's layers is composed mostly of liquid metal?

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Outer Core

Front

Which layer of Earth is composed primarily of iron and nickel?

Back

The cores

Front

What is the Asthenosphere?

Back

A layer of the Earth located below the lithosphere, characterized by its semi-fluid nature.

Front

What causes plate movement?

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Convection currents in the mantle.

Front

What is the Earth's crust?

Back

The outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the continental and oceanic crust.

Front

What is the mantle?

Back

The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, composed of solid rock that flows slowly.

Front

What is the lithosphere?

Back

The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and the upper part of the mantle.

Front

What is the outer core?

Back

The layer of the Earth beneath the mantle, composed of liquid iron and nickel.

Front

What is the inner core?

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The solid innermost layer of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel.