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  • Chemically, Into Crust, Mantle, and Core, or Functionally, in The Case of The Outer Layers (Crust and Mantle) Into Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

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    The document describes the different layers of the Earth, including the geosphere, lithosphere, crust, mesosphere, mantle, core, asthenosphere, and tectonic plates. It provides the thickness and composition of each layer, noting that the mantle is composed of peridotite rock that behaves plastically and flows under pressure, while the core is divided into a solid inner core and liquid outer core made mostly of iron and nickel.

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    The document describes the different layers of the Earth, including the geosphere, lithosphere, crust, mesosphere, mantle, core, asthenosphere, and tectonic plates. It provides the thickness and composition of each layer, noting that the mantle is composed of peridotite rock that behaves plastically and flows under pressure, while the core is divided into a solid inner core and liquid outer core made mostly of iron and nickel.

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    Chemically, Into Crust, Mantle, and Core, or Functionally, in The Case of The Outer Layers (Crust and Mantle) Into Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

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    Name Thickness Composition

    Geosphere 3470 km Chemically, into crust, mantle, and core, or


    functionally, in the case of the outer layers
    (crust and mantle) into lithosphere and
    asthenosphere.

    Lithosphere 150 km Rigid Mantle

    Crust 100-2900 km The crust is rich in oxygen, silicon and


    aluminium,brittle, and breaks relatively
    easily

    Mesosphere 350-2900 km Consists of oxygen, nitrogen, helium, and


    hydrogen.

    Mantle 2900-6370 km Peridotite, a type of rock composed of iron,


    magnesium, silicon, and oxygen.
    makes up the mantle behaves as a plastic, a
    substance with the properties of a solid but
    flows under pressure

    Core (Inner and Outer Inner-5100-6370, Inner- Solid


    Outer- 2900-5100 km Outer- Liquid
    Mostly iron and nickel and remains very hot

    Asthenosphere 100-350 km Molten plastic outer mantle of hot silicate


    rock

    Tectonic Plates 100 km Continental and oceanic lithosphere

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