The Composition and Structure of Earth

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lithosphere Is composed of both the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves as a brittle, rigid solid.
asthenosphere Is partially molten upper mantle material that behaves plastically and can flow.
Oceanic crust s composed of magma that erupts on the seafloor to create basalt lava flows or cools deeper down to create the intrusive igneous rock gabbro.
Continental crust Is made up of many different types of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
Solid Earth Based on composition differences
Lithosphere Solid and Rigid
Crust Earth´s relativley thin rock outer skin.
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