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The zone from $\sim 5,100-6,400 \mathrm{~km}$ represents the Earth's:a. crustb. mantlec. inner cored. outer core
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The crust is the outermost layer, followed by the mantle, outer core, and inner core. The Earth's crust has a thickness of about 30-50 km, so it cannot be the zone from 5,100-6,400 km. The mantle extends from the base of the crust to about 2,900 km depth, so it Show more…
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