Layers Of The Earth by Ben Swenson

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/glossary/?termID=57

Layers Of The Earth

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LITHOSPHERE

SOLID ROCK. 2 LAYERS IN CRUST. LESS DENSE, PRESSURE, HEAT.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/glossary/?termID=57

CONTINENTAL CRUST

GRANITE. 5-100 KILOMETERS THICK. ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/c/continental_crust.htm

OCEANIC CRUST

BELOW SEA LEVEL. BASALT. 5-8 KILOMETERS. DENSE ROCK

http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10j.html

ASTHENOSPHERE

250 KILOMETERS. THICK LIQUID. HOTTER THEN CRUST.

http://articles.architectjaved.com/earthquake-geophysics/tag/asthenosphere/

MANTLE

DENCE ROCK, 2,900 KILO'S THICK. SOLID. MORE DENSE

http://www.zmescience.com/tag/outer-core/

OUTER CORE

2,200 KILOMETERS THICK. LIQUID IRON, MORE PREESURE

http://hoopmanscience.pbworks.com/w/page/49337828/Alex%20Shutter

INNER CORE

1,228 KILO'S THICK. SOLID IRON. HOTTEST LAYER.

http://www.ducksters.com/science/composition_of_the_earth.php

Ben Swenson