The Earth

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Leaving Certificate Geography (The Earth) Flashcards on The Earth, created by eimearkelly3 on 10/06/2013.
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Endogenic
Exogenic
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Mohorovicic discontinuity (Moho)
SiAl 30-70km thick e.g.granite Continental
SiMa 3-10km thick, dense, e.g.basalt Oceanic
Solid, iron and nickel, 5000 degrees Celsius Inner Core
Iron, molten state Outer Core
Rock, molten/semi-molten Mantle
Continental/oceanic, solid rock Crust
Solid upper mantle + crust Lithosphere
Convection currents Asthenosphere
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