2. CRUST INNER
5 to 25 CORE
miles thick 800 miles
thick
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MANTLE OUTER CORE
1,800 miles 1,400 miles
thick thick
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3. The crust of the Earth is composed of
a great variety of igneous,
metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
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rock to find out more.
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4. Formed from
molten material
including volcanic
lava, ash, or bombs
as well as magma
below Earth’s
surface.
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The Rock Cycle.
5. Made of layers that
have been pressed
or cemented
together
Pebbles, sand, silt,
or clay are
sediments
Shells and bones can
also be sediments
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6. Rocks that are changed
by intense heat and
pressure while inside
Earth’s surface
Igneous, sedimentary,
and even metamorphic
rocks can be changed
into different
metamorphic rocks
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7. The rocks and
continents of
the world belong
to the Earth's
crust. Beneath
that crust is
the Earth's
mantle. The
mantle is the
thick layer of
hot, solid rock
between the
crust and the
molten iron
core.
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8. The inner core of the Earth, its
innermost hottest part . It is
believed to have a temperature similar
to the Sun's surface. It is believed
that this inner core is a solid ball of
mostly iron, and nickel.
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9. It is believed that this
outer core is made up of
super-heated liquid molten
lava. This lava is believed
to be mostly iron, and
nickel.
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10. The rock cycle is
a never-ending
process of rocks
forming,
weathering, and
changing into
other rocks
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