state two characteristics of the mantle
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MANTLE
Characteristics of Mantle.
- This layer lies below the crust.
- Its average thickness is 2900 km and makes up 84 percent of the earth's total volume.
- Lower Mantle is hotter and denser than the upper Mantle.
- At the depth of around 100-410km, the mantle is partially molten and is known as asthenosphere. Lower mantle is solid due to high pressure.
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