07: the earth’s interior vocab
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By: Alyssa,Monica,and Kara
CRUST ……….The layer on rock that forms the outer layer of
earth.Facts:
*Is very thin*Contains rocks and mountain*Also has plate tectonics
LOWER MANTLE…….* The portion of the mantle below a depth of
about 600 miles (1000 kilometers). Also known as inner mantle; mesosphere; pallasite shell.
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.
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
Inner coreA dense sphere of solid iron and nickel.
Outer coreA layer of molten iron and nickel
PangaeaThe name of a super continent
lithosphereA thin layer in between crust and mantle
Upper mantleThe upper part of the mantle
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