Layers of the Earth

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This layer is solid, but capable of flow like hot asphalt or fudge.

This layer is the very center of the Earth, is very hot and, and due to intense pressure, is solid.

This is comprised of the crust and upper layer of the mantle.

What are the two types of crust?

This is the thinnest layer of the Earth that ranges from only 2 miles in some areas of the ocean floor to 75 miles deep under mountains.

This is the thickest layer of the Earth making up 70% of the Earth’s mass.

The lithosphere moves in big chunks of land called ___________.

This layer of the Earth is made up of large amounts of silicon and aluminum.