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| outermost layer of earth which we live on |
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| the liquid exterior of the core |
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| middle layer, hot, flows like putty |
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| not very dense, granitic igneous rock |
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| the solid interior of the core |
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| a current in the asthenosphere that rises, then cools and sinks hot material |
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| innermost layer of earth which is in the center of the earth, is very hot and is under extreme pressure |
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| outermost tectonic layer, rigid, is part of the crust and mantle, and is made up of plates |
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| the ancient landmass of all the continents joined together |
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| the crust under the ocean, and is made up of basalt |
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| soft mantle, has the convection current flowing through it, flows like putty, under lithosphere |
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| the ancient landmass that contained North America and Eurasia |
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| zone where dense seafloor sinks below less dense seafloor and is reused |
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| the crust in the continents, and is made up of granite |
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| lowest part of mantle, middle of 5 layers, solid |
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| ancient landmass that was made up of Australia, Africa, South America and Antarctica |
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