Terms Flashcards
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Crust
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Thin crust below earths surface
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Geology
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The study of earth’s interior
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Mantle
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Mostly silicate rock and minerals denser than crust
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Core
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Mostly made of molten iron
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Density
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A type of measurement used in science
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lithosphere
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It is a shell of cool rigid rock. It is about 100 km thick.
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Asthenosphere
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Lies under the lithosphere and is made out of mantle rock.
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Lower mantle
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Sits between the outer core and the asthenosphere.
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Outer core
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It is made up of mostly iron. It is liquid and flows as earth turns.
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Inner core
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Made of mostly iron like the outer core.
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Continental drift
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The world’s continents slowly move over earth’s surface.
