Tectonic Plates - Geography

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This layer of the Earth is a hot dense ball of iron found at the centre of the Earth.
Inner Core
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This layer is found in between the inner core and the Mantle. It is mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel.
Outer Core
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This layer is the mostly-solid bulk of the Earth's interior. It lies in between the Earth's dense super-heated core and its thin outer layer - the Crust.
The Mantle
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This layer is the thin, outermost shell of the planet.
Crust
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A giant slab of the Earth's crust.
Tectonic Plates
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This layer is found in between the inner core and the Mantle. It is mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel.

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Outer Core

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This layer is the mostly-solid bulk of the Earth's interior. It lies in between the Earth's dense super-heated core and its thin outer layer - the Crust.

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This layer is the thin, outermost shell of the planet.

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A giant slab of the Earth's crust.

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