CK12 Earth Science

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Figure 6.3: A cross section of Earth showing the following layers: (1) crust (2) mantle (3a)
outer core (3b) inner core (4) lithosphere (5) asthenosphere (6) outer core (7) inner core. The
lithosphere is made of the crust plus the uppermost part of the mantle. The asthenosphere
is directly under the lithosphere and is part of the upper mantle. ( 25 )

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