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Question 1: Asthenosphere

Answer: The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very
slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.




Question 2: Lithosphere

Answer: Earth's crust & solid upper mantle, broken into tectonic plates.




Question 3: Crust

Answer: The thin & solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle, made of less silicates than the
mantle, composed of oceanic & continental crust.




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, Question 4: Mantle

Answer: Solid layer between Earth's crust & core, made of silicates.




Question 5: Outer Core

Answer: — A layer of MOLTEN (LIQUID) IRON & NICKEL that surrounds the inner core of Earth. —
Layer surrounding the inner core.




Question 6: Inner Core

Answer: — A dense sphere of SOLID IRON & NICKEL at the center of Earth. — In the center & is the
hottest part of Earth.




Question 7: Inner Core

Answer: Composed of SOLID NICKLE & IRON.

Question 8: Outer Core

Answer: Composed of LIQUID NICKLE & IRON.




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