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    The document summarizes the three main layers of the Earth - the crust, mantle, and core. The crust is the thinnest layer at the surface and is made up of two types. Below is the mantle, the thickest layer which is solid but capable of convection currents. The innermost layer is the core, with a liquid outer core and solid inner core composed mainly of iron. Pressure, temperature, and density all increase with depth towards the core.

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    The document summarizes the three main layers of the Earth - the crust, mantle, and core. The crust is the thinnest layer at the surface and is made up of two types. Below is the mantle, the thickest layer which is solid but capable of convection currents. The innermost layer is the core, with a liquid outer core and solid inner core composed mainly of iron. Pressure, temperature, and density all increase with depth towards the core.

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    The document summarizes the three main layers of the Earth - the crust, mantle, and core. The crust is the thinnest layer at the surface and is made up of two types. Below is the mantle, the thickest layer which is solid but capable of convection currents. The innermost layer is the core, with a liquid outer core and solid inner core composed mainly of iron. Pressure, temperature, and density all increase with depth towards the core.

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    EARTH’S

    MAJOR
    SUBSYSTEMS
    Layers of the Earth
    The Earth is made up of 3
    main layers:
    Crust

    Mantle

    Core
    Ocean Land

    C ru st Contine
    ntal Cru
    n ic
    Ocea st

    Crust
    Crust
    Ocean Land
    ic C rust Continent
    Oce a n a l Crust

    • Thinnest layer of the Earth that ranges from only 2


    miles in some areas of the ocean floor to 75 miles deep
    under mountains
    • Made up of large amounts of silicon and aluminum
    • Two types of crust: oceanic crust and continental crust
    • Composed of plates on which the continents and
    oceans rest
    Upper Mantle

    Convection
    Middle
    Currents
    Mantle

    Lower Mantle

    Mantle
    Upper Mantle

    Mantle Convection
    Currents
    Middle
    Mantle
    Lower Mantle

    • Solid but capable of flow (like hot asphalt or fudge)


    • Thickest layer of the Earth (making up 70% of the
    Earth’s mass)
    • The hot material (magma) in the mantle rises to
    the top of the mantle, cools, then sinks, reheats,
    and rises again. These convection currents cause
    changes in the Earth’s surface
    Outer
    Core

    Inner
    Core

    Core
    Outer
    Core
    • Molten (liquid) metal that is about 4,700°C
    (8,500°F)
    • Located about 1,800 miles beneath the
    crust and is about 1,400 miles thick
    • Composed of the melted metals nickel and
    iron
    Inner
    Core
    • Solid sphere composed mostly of iron
    • It is believed to be as hot as 6,650°C (12,000°F)
    • Heat in the core is probably generated by the
    radioactive decay of uranium and other elements
    • It is solid because of the pressure from the outer
    core, mantle, and crust compressing it
    tremendously
    Crust

    Mantle
    Lithosphere – Crust and
    Outer Core Upper Layer of the
    Liquid Mantle

    Layer of the Mantle


    (asthenosphere) that
    consists of hot rock of
    tar-like consistency,
    which slowly moves

    Inner Core
    Solid
    The lithosphere (crust and upper
    mantle) is divided into separate plates
    which move very slowly in response to
    the “convecting” part of the mantle.
    What do these two images tell
    us about the layers of the Earth?
    Look at the information in the graph and
    table below. What’s the relationship
    between depth and density/pressure?
    Temperature
    increases as depth increases
    Density and Pressure
    increase as depth increases
    Which layer of the Earth has the
    greatest temperature, pressure, and
    density?

    Core
    Summary
    The earth is layered with
    a lithosphere (crust and
    uppermost mantle),
    convecting mantle, and
    a dense metallic core.

    Pressure, temperature,
    and density increases
    as depth increases. http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamice
    arth/structure.html

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