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The Earth's mantle is solid rock.

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Is it true that the Earth's mantle is solid rock?

Yes. Reference sources state the Earth's mantle is a layer of silicate rock that is predominantly solid, with two items directly supporting the claim in full.

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Earth's mantle
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Earth's mantle. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_mantle

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The Earth's Mantle.
1983
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P., M. D. (1983). The Earth's Mantle.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ285782

Free carbon & electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle
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Free carbon & electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1029/gl009i011p01271

Free carbon and electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle
1982
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A.G., D. & T.J., S. (1982). Free carbon and electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle. inis.iaea.org. https://inis.iaea.org/records/373m9-csa27

Moon-forming impactor as a source of Earth's basal mantle anomalies.
2023
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Q, Y., M, L., SJ, D., B, K., H, D., EJ, G., TSJ, G., JA, K., Y, M., V, E., & PD, A. (2023). Moon-forming impactor as a source of Earth's basal mantle anomalies.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06589-1

Constraining the Volume of Earth's Early Oceans With a Temperature‐Dependent Mantle Water Storage Capacity Model
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Constraining the Volume of Earth's Early Oceans With a Temperature‐Dependent Mantle Water Storage Capacity Model. (n.d.). onlinelibrary.wiley.com. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1029/2020AV000323

A plate model for the simulation of trace element fractionation during partial melting and magma transport in the Earth's upper mantle
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A plate model for the simulation of trace element fractionation during partial melting and magma transport in the Earth's upper mantle. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1029/97jb01946

Investigating Earth's Formation History Through Copper and Sulfur Metal-Silicate Partitioning During Core-Mantle Differentiation
2018
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Investigating Earth's Formation History Through Copper and Sulfur Metal-Silicate Partitioning During Core-Mantle Differentiation. (2018). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB015991

Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School
2004
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Frost, J. (2004). Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=J_aBAgAAQBAJ&dq=The+Earth%27s+mantle+is+solid+rock.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

How can we have "floating" and convection currents in a non-liquid mantle?
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How can we have "floating" and convection currents in a non-liquid mantle?. (n.d.). earthscience.stackexchange.com. https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/8333

Wikipedia: Mantle (geology)
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Wikipedia: Mantle (geology). (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantle_(geology)

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