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3 Compositional Layers of Earth
Crust, Mantle, Core (inner core and outer core)
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Crust
5-25 miles
Continental Crust (makes up continents)Oceanic Crust (makes up ocean floor)
The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth-mostly rock
Like the skin of an apple
At 1600 degrees Fahrenheit, rocks begin to melt
Broken into many pieces called plates
The plates “float” on the soft plastic mantle which is located below the crust
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Mantle 1800 miles
the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core (iron and magnesium)Largest layer of the earth
The movement of the mantle is the reason that plates of the Earth moveTop-1600 degrees FBottom- 4000 degrees F
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Outer Core
1400 miles
Liquid state
Composed of the melted metals nickel and iron
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Inner Core
800 miles
Solid, inner layer of the core
The inner core has temperatures and pressure so great that the metals are squeezed together and are forced to vibrate in place as a solid.The temperatures may reach 9000 degrees Fahrenheit.
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5 Physical Layers of Earth
LithosphereAsthenosphereMesosphereOuter CoreInner Core
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Lithosphere The crust and upper mantle
Asthenosphere
Soft layer of the mantle (plastic)
Mesosphere Solid Layer of the mantle
Outer Core Liquid
Inner Core Solid