Earth's Interior Layers Flashcards
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Loc. of earths mantle
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Below crust
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crust types
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(1) Continental crust is thicker than (2) oceanic crust
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Layers in mantle
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(1) Lithosphere (crust and uppermost mantle)
(2) asthenosphere is plastic layer where rocks are melted and flow
(3) upper mantle is hotter than astheno but solid, at this depth pressure so high it prevents melting
(4) lower mantle is solid and denser than upper
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Lithosphere
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Below crust
Similar comp to crust