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Layers of the Earth
Layers of the Earth
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
10/02/2010
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Term
Mantle Composition
 Definition
O, Mg, Fe, Si
Term
Core Composition
 Definition
Fe, Ni, S
Term
Oceanic Crust Composition
 Definition
Basalt, O, Si, Mg, Fe
Term
Continental Crust Composition
 Definition
Granite, O, Si, Al
Term
Chemical Layers
 Definition
Crust, Mantle, Core
Term
Mechanical Layers
 Definition
Lithospere, Athenosphere, Upper mantle, Lower mantle, Outer core, inner core
Term
Physical State of the Mantle
 Definition
Solid
Term
Physical State of the Outer core
 Definition
Liquid
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Physical Sate of the Inner Core
 Definition
Solid
Term
State of the athenosphere
 Definition
plastic/solid
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