MANTLE, A layer beneath where the less dense hot molten material rises, and sinks., ASTHENOSPHERE, A soft, weak and plastic-like layer, the upper part of the mantle where lithospheric plates float and move., OUTER CORE, Surrounding the inner core, the outer core is a liquid layer also made of iron and nickel. The movement of this liquid generates the Earth's magnetic field., CRUST, The outermost solid shell of Earth, composed of rocks and minerals. It's divided into oceanic crust (under the oceans) and continental crust (under the continents)., LITHOSPHERE, the rigid, outermost shell of a planet, encompassing the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle

EARTH LAYERS

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