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| made of extremely hot solid material and is located in the center of the earth. 10,000 degrees C. hotter than sun. |
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| 2nd largest layer and only liquid layer. Made of hot molten liquid 5000 degrees "C" and floats and flows around inner core. The molten liquid conducts electricity and with the earths spin creates the magnetic field. |
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| Largest layer of earth. Liquid metal surronding solid metal. Tem[. increases the the deeper into the mantle. Closest to the crust (upper mantle or athenosphere) the temp. is about 870 "C" and closest to the outter core (the lower mantle or mesosphere) the Temp. is about 2200 C |
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| Outside layer of the earth, which floats on top of the mantle. much thinner and colder than any other crust. rocky and broken into many pieces,called plates. |
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