Inner Earth Flashcards

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Explain the crust

A

The layer we live upon.
It is between 6 and 70 km thick
And contains solid rock

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Explain the mantle

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It is made of hot molten rock called magma.
Magma moves slowly like honey.
The mantle makes up 85% of the entire earth.

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3
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Explain the outer core

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The earths outer core is made of liquid iron and nickel
The movement of this liquid gives our earth its magnetic field

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4
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Explain the inner core

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The inner core is solid iron and nickel

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