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mantle
[noun]
The middle portion of the interior of the Earth, starting below the crust at 5-70 km below the Earth’s surface and continuing to a depth of 2900 km. The mantle is composed mainly of the rock peridotite.
Appears in modules:
- Adaptation The case of penguins
- Atmospheric Chemistry Research that Changed Global Policy The work of Mario Molina
- Atomic Theory II Ions, neutrons, isotopes and quantum theory
- Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
- Biodiversity II Changing habits and habitats
- Chemical Bonding Ionic and covalent bonds and polarity
- Collaborative Research in the Arctic Towards Understanding Climate Change The work of Kevin Arrigo
- Data Analysis and Interpretation Revealing and explaining trends
- Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
- Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
- Discovery and Structure of Cells Cell theory, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
- DNA I The genetic material
- Earth Structure A virtual journey to the center of Earth
- Earth's Atmosphere Composition, temperature, and pressure
- Ellen Ochoa Engineer and astronaut
- Factors that Control Earth's Temperature Energy from the sun and greenhouse gases
- Franklin Chang Díaz Propulsion pioneer for future generations of astronauts
- History of Earth's Atmosphere I The origin of the modern atmosphere
- History of Earth's Atmosphere II The rise of atmospheric oxygen
- Identifying Minerals Characterizing minerals' physical properties
- Membranes and Chemical Transport Absorption, distribution, and storage of substances in organisms
- Membranes I Structure and function of biological membranes
- Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
- Ocean Currents Mapping and explaining the ocean’s gyres
- Plate Boundaries Tectonic activity where plates interact
- Properties of Solids The influence of crystal structure on behavior
- Scientific Controversy Development and resolution of controversies
- Scientists and the Scientific Community The experiences that shape scientists
- The Hydrologic Cycle Reservoirs and fluxes of water on Earth
- The Nitrogen Cycle Of microbes and men
- The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
- The Rock Cycle Uniformitarianism and recycling
- The Silicate Minerals The silica tetrahedron and Earth's most common minerals
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
- Utilizing the Scientific Literature The record of scientific progress
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