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Layers Of The Earth

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LAYERS OF THE EARTH

BY AISHAT D. AND JACQUELINE M.
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INNER CORE

-1,287.48 km thick
-Solid (Pressure)
-Made of solid iron and nickel
-About 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit

OUTER CORE

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OUTER CORE

  • Hot liquid
  • Made of iron and nickel
  • 4,000 degree Fahrenheit to 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit

THE MANTLE

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-2,896.819 km thick
-Hot solid and liquid rock
-Made mostly of Si, Al, Fe, O and Mg
-Convection occurs in this layer

THE CRUST

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-8.047 km to about 32.187 km thick
-Solid and liquid
-Partially made of granite, sandstone and marble

Asthenosphere: a ductile layer due to the warmth of the Earth (180 km thick)

Lithosphere: giant plate around the earth that is the crust and upper part of the mantle adjoined (about 80 km deep)

The Earth's Magnetic Field: the core of the Earth that creates a type of magnetic field call the dynamo

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