Crust | The Mantle | The Core |
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Basalt
What is oceanic crust made of?
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Top
Is the Lithosphere the top or the bottom?
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Inner and Outer core
What are the parts of the core?
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Granite
What is continental crust made of?
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2,867 kilometers thick
How thick is the Mantle?
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Yes because more of the Earth is stacked on top of it
Does the pressure increase as you move farther into the core?
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Up to 70 kilometers
How thick is the crust under mountains?
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Stone
What does "lithos" mean?
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No, pay attention to the names
Does the Inner core surround the Outer core?
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Under the Ocean
Where is the crust thinnest?
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False, it is softer and kind of like plastic
Is the asthenosphere the solid layer made of rock?
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Lava and Magma
What is the Outer core made of?
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The skin of an onion
What is the crust compared to? (In the textbook)
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Yes
Does mining occur in the Mantle?
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Iron, Nickel, and in parts oxygen, sulfur, and sillicon
What is the inner core made of?
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