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crust
Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
mantle
United States baseball player
core
The central part of the Earth
lithosphere
The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
asthenosphere
The lower layer of the crust
composition
The spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to
physical
Having to do with the body
properties
A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class (plural)
convection
The transfer of heat through a fluid caused by molecular motion
currents
A flow of electricity through a conductor (plural)
granite
Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
basalt
The commonest type of solidified lava
peridotite
A dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
magnetic
Of or relating to or caused by ___
liquid
State of matter that flows like water
solid
State of matter with a fixed shape
sphere
A particular environment or walk of life
iron
Strong metal used to make tools and nails
nickel
A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion
tectonic
Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
plates
Base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands (plural)
earthquakes
Shaking and vibration at the surface of the ___ resulting from underground movement along a fault (plural)
inner
Located inward
outer
Being on the outside or further from a center

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