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An in-depth look at the structure and composition of Earth's mantle, with lots of visuals. Covers lithosphere, Mohorovicic discontinuity, asthenosphere, transition zone, lower mantle, the d double-prime region, mantle convection, mantle plumes, and attempts by scientists to study the mantle directly. Includes two downloadable resources and a good set of links to external websites.
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earth's crust, earth's interior, moho, mohorovicic boundary, mohorovicic discontinuity, national geographic society, national geographic: encyclopedia: mantle/ohio pg.ims.1.c, pg.pt.2.a, pg.pt.2.b, pg.pt.2.c, pg.pt.4.e, ohio pg.ims.1.c, pg.pt.2.a, pg.pt.2.b, pg.pt.2.c, pg.pt.4.e, asthenosphere, d double-prime, geothermal gradient, hydroxide, inner core, kimberlite diamond, layers of earth, lithosphere, mantle convection, mantle maps, mantle plumes, outer core, tectonic plates, transition zone, viscosity of mantle, xenoliths, mantle
Classroom Considerations
- Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
- The intended use for this resource is Instructional