The document describes the structure and layers of the Earth, including the inner core, outer core, lower and upper mantle, continental crust, and oceanic crust. The inner core is very hot and dense, located about 2,900 km below the surface. The mantle is the longest part of the Earth and is made of molten rock. Above this is the crust, which differs in composition between the continents and oceans.
The document describes the structure and layers of the Earth, including the inner core, outer core, lower and upper mantle, continental crust, and oceanic crust. The inner core is very hot and dense, located about 2,900 km below the surface. The mantle is the longest part of the Earth and is made of molten rock. Above this is the crust, which differs in composition between the continents and oceans.
The document describes the structure and layers of the Earth, including the inner core, outer core, lower and upper mantle, continental crust, and oceanic crust. The inner core is very hot and dense, located about 2,900 km below the surface. The mantle is the longest part of the Earth and is made of molten rock. Above this is the crust, which differs in composition between the continents and oceans.
LAYERS •CORE -INNER and OUTER •MANTLE - LOWER and UPPER •CRUST INNER CORE •the very hot, very dense center of our planet. •is found about 2,900 kilometers below Earth’s surface, and has a radius of about 1250 kilometers. OUTER CORE •Is made mostly of iron and nickel. •The outer core is approximately 2300km thick. MANTLE: LOWER AND UPPER •The mantle is the longest part of the earth. •It is made up of molten rocks called magma. •Its total thickness is 2900 km. CRUST •the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet •The crust is made of solid rocks and minerals. THE CONTINENTAL CRUST
•the relatively thick part of the
earth's crust that forms the large landmasses OCEANIC CRUST • the outermost layer of Earth’s lithosphere that is found under the oceans and formed at spreading centers on oceanic ridges, which occur at divergent plate boundaries.