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Layers of the Earth
Layers separated out by ___Density__; with the ___most_____ dense being at the
center
4 major layers:
Name:
State of Matter
What is it made of?
crust
Solid/brittle
mantle
Solid/liquid
Fe, Si and Mg
Iron, silicon, magnesium
outer core
Liquid
Fe and Ni
Iron and Nickle
inner core
Solid
Ni and Fe
Nickle and Iron
Rock
(contains two additional
“special layers”)
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SPECIAL LAYERS OF THE MANTLE
1. Lithosphere:
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Contains _____crust___ and uppermost part of _____mantle_______
2. Asthenosphere:
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____Solid____ but very hot
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Rocks are ___ductile_____ & act like __silly putty________
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Carries the ____Lithosphere_____ (tectonic plates) on its “back”
THE INNER CORE
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The core of the Earth is ___Very hot___
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__Inner core_____ is solid because of extreme ___Pressure___
o Inner core is the size of the ___moon_____ and rotates ____faster___
than the rest of the earth generating our ____magnetic field____
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