Earth has several layers. 1. How were these layers formed and what is the importance of the layers? 2. What would we find if we could actually go to the center of the earth? 3. Describe what you would see if you traveled to the center of the earth.
Earth has several layers. 1. How were these layers formed and what is the importance of the layers? 2. What would we find if we could actually go to the center of the earth? 3. Describe what you would see if you traveled to the center of the earth.
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Earth has several layers.
1. How were these layers formed and what is the importance of the layers?
2. What would we find if we could actually go to the center of the earth?
3. Describe what you would see if you traveled to the center of the earth.
Transcribed Image Text:CRUST
Upper
Mantle
Lower
Mantle
INNER CORE
OUTER CORE
Diagram Coertesy of Dr. Stephen Mattos
Oceanic
Plate
5-25 miles thick
3-5 miles thick
Continental
Plate
1800 miles thick
Mantle
(Flows with the
consistancy of asphalt)
1400 miles
Outer Core
Thick
(Iron and nickel in the liquid state)
800 miles
thick
Inner Core
(Iron and nickel in the solid state}
Diagram not drawn to scale
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