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Geography

Describe the mantle. State its two chief characteristics.

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Mantle lies below the crust. It makes up 84% of the earth's total volume. Mantle is divided into two parts- the upper mantle and the lower mantle.

Two chief characteristics of mantle are-

  1. Its average thickness is 2900 km.
  2. The temperature varies between about 1000°C to around 3700°C.

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