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Working outwards from the centre: The Earth is believed to be formed of an inner core, outer core, inner mantle, outer mantle, and the crust. The mantle is two thousand miles thick and makes up more than three-quarters of the Earth's volume.

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the upper mantle is hard and the lower mantle is soft

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The upper mantle is harder than the lower mantle

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No their is no such thing as a upper and lower mantle only inner and outer core.

Many people mistaken this for some incorrect maps showing this.

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lower mantle is lower than upper mantle and middle mantle

upper Mantle is lower than lower mantle and middle mantle

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it is a solid

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Chocolate penises.

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Heat

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What is the difference between between the lower and upper mantle?

The upper mantle is harder than the lower mantle


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