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8th Grade
02/08/2010

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Continental Crust

 

 

 

Definition
Crust that is made mostly of granite.
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Oceanic Crust
Definition
Is made of basalt and is more dense.
Term
Crust
Definition
The outer layer of the eaths crust contains amounts of Silicon and oxygen.
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Lithosphere
Definition
The recyled relativly cool outer part of the mantle.  This results in moving plates.
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Asthensphere
Definition
Is the part of the upper mantle that can flow slowly.
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Lower mantle
Definition
Located between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
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Outer core
Definition
Mostly made up of nickel and iron movement wthin the outer core the earth's magnetic field.
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Inner Core
Definition
Soild center of the earth made up of nickel and iron extreme pressure keeps inner core from melting.
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