Transcript Layers of the Earth

What are ALL of the layers of the
Earth?
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The thin and solid outermost layer of the earth
above the mantle.
Less than 1% of the Earth’s mass.
5 to 100 km thick
Temperature ranges from 0 degrees C to 1000
degrees C.
Can be Continental or Oceanic.
Made of oxygen, silicone, and aluminum.
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The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and
core.
67% of the Earth’s mass.
2,900 km thick
1,000 degrees C to 3,700 degrees C.
Similar to the crust, but has more magnesium.
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The central part of the Earth below the mantle.
33% of the Earth’s mass with a radius of 3,430
km.
Temperature ranges between 3,700 degrees C
to 7,000 degrees C.
Made of mostly iron and some nickel.
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The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists
of the crust and the rigid upper part of the
mantle.
Between 15-300 km thick.
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The soft layer of the mantle on which the
tectonic plates move.
About 250 km thick.
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The strong, lower part of the mantle between
the asthenosphere and the outer core.
About 2,250 km thick.
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A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust
and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.