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प्रश्न
Describe the mantle. State its two chief characteristics.
उत्तर
Below the crust is the mantle. It comprises eighty-four percent of the earth's total volume. The upper and lower mantles are the two divisions of the mantle. There are two main features of the mantle:
- It is 2900 kilometers thick on average.
- The temperature ranges from roughly 1000°C to 3700°C.
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