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What are the three layers of geosphere according to the chemical composition?
crust, mantle, core
The ______ is the outermost layer of the geosphere.
crust
What is the crust made up of?
rocks
The _________ is the middle layer of the geosphere.
mantle
What are the two parts of the mantle?
upper and lower mantle
What is the mantle made up of?
semi-molten and molten materials
The ________ is the innermost layer of the geosphere.
core
What are the three layers according to the rigidity of the geosphere's materials?
Lithosphere, Mesosphere, and Endosphere.
What is the Lithosphere composed of?
Crust and the upper mantle
What are the characteristics of Lithosphere?
It's mainly solid and rigid
What is Mesosphere made up of?
It's made of molten materials called magma.
It's part of the mantle that lines under lithosphere.
Mesosphere
It's the innermost layer and coincides with the core
Endosphere
The Lithosphere is divided into ______________ that float on magma and move slowly.
tecnonic plates
A type of plate that is composed of land.
Continental plates
What are the three types of tecnonic plates?
Continental, Oceanic, Mixed
