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6.10A
Earth Science
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The sphere of solid nickel and iron at
the center of Earth; surrounded by
the liquid outer core
Inner Core
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The outer shell of Earth’s core;
surrounds the inner core and
is made of liquid nickel and iron
Outer Core
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The solid layer of Earth between the
crust and the core; made of dense silicates
Mantle
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The thin solid outermost layer of Earth;
made of less dense silicates and
is continental (landmasses) or
oceanic (ocean bottoms)
Crust
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The cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth
consists of the crust and the uppermost
part of the mantle; pieces of this layer
are called lithospheric plates
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Lithosphere
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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
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The condition of material in the
asthenosphere, existing in a
solid state yet having the ability
to flow without being a liquid
Plasticity