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CRUST:
Is the outermost layer on the earth.
(EGG SHELL)
2 TYPES OF CRUST:
Oceanic crust is
very dense, made
of Basalt. (What
type of rock is
this?)
Continental crust
is less dense,
made of Granite.
BASALT
GRANITE
MANTLE:
Located below the crust. (Egg
White)
LITHOSPHERE:
This is the crunchy layer of the Earth and
flexible like a plastic comb.
ASTHENOSPHERE:
This is the weak or soft part of the mantle.
Made of rock that flows slowly because of
convection currents and extreme heat.
Lithosphere floats on top of asthenosphere and
moves because of the convection currents.
MESOSPHERE:
Strong, lowest part of mantle.
Almost fully solid because of pressure.
Outer Core:
is liquid and is made up of mostly iron
Inner Core:
Is the center of the Earth 1200
km thick.
Its solid iron and nickel. Most
dense layer (heaviest)
The increased pressure causes
the I.C. to be solid
Do we need
Earths Iron
core?
How do we know?
We
In Review:
Crust
3.Which core layer is solid iron and nickel?
Inner core
4.What is the name given to the crunchy layer of
the crust and uppermost part of the mantle?
Lithosphere
5. The motion in this layer is the reason Earth has
a magnetic field.
Outer core