Earth's mantle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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the mantle; layer between the Earth's crust and core
formalTechnical geology term. The mantle is composed of silicate rocks and is involved in plate tectonics through convection currents.
Dì地
màn幔
duì对
liú流
shì是
qū驱
dòng动
bǎn板
kuài块
yùn运
dòng动
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jī机
zhì制
。
Mantle convection is an important mechanism driving plate tectonics.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
dì地
zhèn震
bō波
lái来
yán研
jiū究
dì地
màn幔
de的
jié结
gòu构
。
Scientists study the structure of the mantle through seismic waves.
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Dì地
màn幔
zhù柱
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
rè热
diǎn点
huǒ火
shān山
de的
xíng形
chéng成
。
Mantle plumes may lead to the formation of hotspot volcanoes.