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Layers of the Earth
6.E.2.1
Question | Answer |
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Layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core | Mantle |
The central part of the Earth below the mantle | Core |
The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth, above the mantle | Crust |
A chunk of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle. | Plate Tectonics |
The theory suggests the plates moved and changed shape over time. | Plate Tectonics |
The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies | Sea Floor Spreading |
The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move | Asthenosphere |