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Definition
Term
Crust
The outer most layer of the planet
that overlies the mantle, and is
composed of a variety of igneous,
metamorphic, and sedimentary
rocks.
Definition
Term
Mantle
Outer Core
Term
Inner Core
Picture
A solid sphere that is located at
the central part of the earth's
core, and is composed primarily of
iron and nickel.
Knowledge Connection
An example of the mantle would be
like a Blow Pop sucker. The gum
would be the mantle.
Picture
A liquid sphere that surrounds the
inner core and is composed of iron
mixed with nickel and trace
amounts of lighter elements.
Definition
Knowledge Connection
An example of the crust would be
like a Blow Pop Sucker. The hard
candy shell would be the crust.
A thick rocky shell or sphere that
overlies the Earth's outer core,
and whose rocks contain a high
magnesium to iron ratio.
Definition
Term
Picture
Knowledge Connection
An example of the outer core
would be like a Blow Pop sucker.
The spit around the stick would be
the outer core.
Picture
Knowledge Connection
The inner core would be like a Blow
Pop sucker. The stick in the middle
would be the inner core.