The Structure of The Earth
Key words and their definitions.
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- Created on: 27-02-13 20:43
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- The Structure of The Earth
- Crust
- Outer solid layer of the Earth
- Mantle
- Thick solid layer of the Earth between the core and the crust. Although it is solid it can flow very slowly.
- Core
- Innermost layer of the Earth, rich in nickel and iron
- Magma
- Molten rock that comes to the surface of the Earth through weak spots in the crust
- Lithosphere
- Part of the Earth composed of the crust and the outer part of the mantle
- Tectonic Plates
- One of the large pieces of the Earth's crust that gradually moves across the surface of the mantle
- Subduction
- Process of one tectonic plate being pushed under another as they move
- Crust
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