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07: The Earth’S Interior Vocab

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By: Alyssa,Monica,and Kara

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CRUST ……….The layer on rock that forms the outer layer of

earth.Facts:

*Is very thin*Contains rocks and mountain*Also has plate tectonics

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LOWER MANTLE…….* The portion of the mantle below a depth of

about 600 miles (1000 kilometers). Also known as inner mantle; mesosphere; pallasite shell.

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P-WAVES*Seismic wave that compresses and expands.

Primary wave that move back and forth moves fastest of all the waves and move through solids and liquids.

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S-WAVES • A seismic wave that causes particles of rock

to move in a side to side direction.• Slower than P-waves moves through solids

only

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Inner coreA dense sphere of solid iron and nickel.

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Outer coreA layer of molten iron and nickel

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PangaeaThe name of a super continent

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lithosphereA thin layer in between crust and mantle

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Upper mantleThe upper part of the mantle