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Topmost layer of the earth.
Composition of Layer: Solid

-2 parts: Oceanic and Continental
-Least pressure of all layers
-Coolest layer
-Least dense layer
-Least pressure

The deepest hole in the crust, made by humans, is 7.5 miles.

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Layers Of The Earth

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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CRUST (LITHOSPHERE)

Topmost layer of the earth.
Composition of Layer: Solid

-2 parts: Oceanic and Continental
-Least pressure of all layers
-Coolest layer
-Least dense layer
-Least pressure

The deepest hole in the crust, made by humans, is 7.5 miles.

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OCEANIC CRUST

One part of the crust.
Composition of Layer: Solid

-Made of Basalt (Rock)
-Coolest layer
-Least dense layer
-Generally forms under the oceans
-Less thick than the Continental part of the crust

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CONTINENTAL CRUST

One part of the crust.
Composition of Layer: Solid

-Made of Granite (Rock)
-Coolest layer
-Least dense layer
-More thick than the Oceanic crust

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MANTLE

Underneath the Asthenosphere.
Composition of layer: Solid, Dense rock

-Lower half of Mantle
-More dense than Asthenosphere
-More hot than Asthenosphere
-More pressure than Asthenosphere

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OUTER CORE

Underneath the Mantle.
Composition of layer: Liquid

-Completely liquid iron
-More dense than Mantle
-More hot than Mantle
-More pressure than Mantle
-Helps create the magnetic field around the Earth
-Only true liquid layer of the Earth

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INNER CORE

Center of the earth.
Composition of layer: Solid

-Hottest layer of the Earth
-Most dense layer of the Earth
-Most pressurized layer of the Earth
-Made of Solid Iron

The inner core is the hottest layer of the earth, even hotter than the surface of the sun at a stunning temperature of 7600 degrees Farenheit.


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