Earthsciencechapter4 1 101217094441 Phpapp01
Earthsciencechapter4 1 101217094441 Phpapp01
Earthsciencechapter4 1 101217094441 Phpapp01
mantle, and the corebased on the compounds that make up each layer.
The Crust Outermost layer of the Earth. The crust is 5 to 100 km thick, and is the thinnest layer of the Earth. There are two types of crustcontinental and oceanic.
The
Mantle
Layer
of
the
Earth
between
the
crust
and
the
core.
Much
thicker
than
the
crust
and
contains
most
of
the
Earths
mass.
The
crust
is
too
thick
to
drill
through,
so
scientists
must
draw conclusions about the composition and other properties of the mantle from observations made on the Earths surface.
The
Core
Central
part
of
the
Earth
that
lies
below
the
mantle.
Makes
up
about
one-third
of
Earths
mass.
Scientists
think
that
the
Earths
core
is
made
mostly
of
iron and contains smaller amounts of nickel but almost no oxygen, silicon, aluminum, or magnesium.
The crust The lithosphere The asthenosphere The outer core The inner core
Lithosphere
The
outermost,
rigid
layer
of
the
Earth.
The
lithosphere
is
made
of
two
parts
the
crust
and
the
rigid
The asthenosphere Plastic layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move. Made of solid rock that ows very slowly.
layer of the Earths core that lies beneath the mantle. The inner core is the solid, dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of the Earth About 6,380 km beneath the surface.