| Term | Definition |
|---|
| mantle | This layer of the earth composes 80% of the lithosphere's volume. |
| mantle | The Moho is found directly above this layer of the lithosphere. |
| mantle | The Gutenberg Discontinuity is found beneath this layer of the lithosphere. |
| outer core | The Gutenberg Discontinuity is found directly above this layer of the ea |
| continental crust | This layer of the crust averages 25 miles in thickness. |
| oceanic crust | This layer of the crust has an average thickness of |
| oceanic crust | Material that is about 180 million years old has been found in this layer of the crust. |
| oceanic crust | Three of the four layers of this part of this crust are igneous material. |
| basalt | This is formed when a volcano erupts at a plate margin. |
| basalt | Both the oceanic and continental crusts are partially composed of this material. |
| granite | This material is found only in the continental crust. |
| magma | The lower layer of the mantle is composed of this material. |
| moho | It separates the mantle and the crust. |
| crust | the outermost layer of the earth |
| crust | This layer of the earth is thin, chemically complex, and physically diverse. |
| continental crust | This layer of the crust is made of granite. |
| continental crust | This layer of the crust is the thickest. |
| oceanic crust | This is the thinnest layer of the earth's crust. |
| mantle | The second layer of the earth is the _______. |
| mantle | This layer of the lithosphere is composed of an upper rock layer and a fluid inner layer. |
| outer core | This third layer of the lithosphere is fluid. |
| iron and nickel | This third layer of the lithosphere is fluid. |
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