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World 6 · Slice a planet · 8 min · PRO

A skin of rock around a metal heart

PRO · Plate Tectonics

World 6: Slice a planet is part of PRO

The first world of Plate Tectonics is free. PRO opens the other 46 lessons in 7 worlds — simulations, quizzes and all.

  • Why a layer can vanish from a slice
  • From sandstone to gneiss
  • One magma, two textures
  • Blueschist: deep but cold
  • All the way round
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