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Holt Ch. 6 vocabulary

Earth Science vocabulary plate tectonics and Earth's structure

AB
CoreThe Central part of Earth below the mantle
CrustThe thin and solid outer layer of Earth above the mantle.
MantleThe layer of rock between Earth's crust and core
Lithospherethe solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
Asthenospherethe soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
Inner coreThe solid layer, mostly of iron and nickel, under extreme pressure and approximately 5,000 degrees centigrade.
Outer Corethe liquid iron and nickel layer of the Earth
Continental CrustThe thick non-dense part of the Earth's crust
Oceanic CrustThe thin, very dense part of the Earth's crust
MesosphereThe lowest part of the mantle



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