Oceanic Crust: Made up of mostly Basalt, Thinner, Younger, More dense, Underlines the oceans basin, Continental Crust: Made up of mostly Granite, Thicker, Older, Less dense, Forms the continents, Aesthenosphere: Solid, Upper part of the mantle, Crust moves over this, Flowy silly putty-like texture, Lithosphere: Is Solid, Includes the lower part of the crust, Crust: Outer layer of the Earth, Least dense layer of the Earth, Thinnest layer of the Earth, Mantle: Contains the Asthenosphere , Layer of Earth underneath the crust, Heated due to the Earth's core, Convection currents of molten rock called magma, Movement of magma causes the crust to shift and move, Contains liquid AND solids, Outer Core: Liquid, Most abundant elements are iron and nickel, Second largest layer, Movement of iron creates a magnetic field, Inner Core: Solid ball-like structure that spins faster than the Earth rotates, Made up of iron and nickel, Most dense layer of the Earth, Has the most pressure due to all of the other layers around it, Melts the layer around it, Certain types of seismic waves can move through this layer,

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