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    The document describes the internal structure of Earth, which is composed of four main layers from the innermost to outermost: 1) The inner core is a solid ball of iron and nickel about 1,221 km in radius with temperatures over 5,400°C. 2) The outer core is made of liquid iron and nickel around 2,300 km thick. 3) The mantle is the thickest layer at around 2,900 km, consisting of hot, viscous molten rock. 4) The crust is the thinnest and outermost layer, varying from 30 km on average on land to 5 km below ocean floors, and separating into oceanic and continental crust.

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    The document describes the internal structure of Earth, which is composed of four main layers from the innermost to outermost: 1) The inner core is a solid ball of iron and nickel about 1,221 km in radius with temperatures over 5,400°C. 2) The outer core is made of liquid iron and nickel around 2,300 km thick. 3) The mantle is the thickest layer at around 2,900 km, consisting of hot, viscous molten rock. 4) The crust is the thinnest and outermost layer, varying from 30 km on average on land to 5 km below ocean floors, and separating into oceanic and continental crust.

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    The document describes the internal structure of Earth, which is composed of four main layers from the innermost to outermost: 1) The inner core is a solid ball of iron and nickel about 1,221 km in radius with temperatures over 5,400°C. 2) The outer core is made of liquid iron and nickel around 2,300 km thick. 3) The mantle is the thickest layer at around 2,900 km, consisting of hot, viscous molten rock. 4) The crust is the thinnest and outermost layer, varying from 30 km on average on land to 5 km below ocean floors, and separating into oceanic and continental crust.

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    The Earth Internal Structure

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    The document describes the internal structure of Earth, which is composed of four main layers from the innermost to outermost: 1) The inner core is a solid ball of iron and nickel about 1,221 km in radius with temperatures over 5,400°C. 2) The outer core is made of liquid iron and nickel around 2,300 km thick. 3) The mantle is the thickest layer at around 2,900 km, consisting of hot, viscous molten rock. 4) The crust is the thinnest and outermost layer, varying from 30 km on average on land to 5 km below ocean floors, and separating into oceanic and continental crust.

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    The Earth and Life

    Sciences:

    Earth’s Internal Structure


    Earth’s Internal Structure
    Learning Objectives
    •Describe the uniqueness of the Earth
    •Introduce the four subsystems of the Earth
    •Discuss each composition of the Subsystems
    •Differentiate each Subsystems from one another
    The Earth
    The Earth
    • Composed of four main layers, starting with an
    inner core as the planet’s center, enveloped by
    the outer core, mantle and crust.
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oCore
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oInner core
    • A solid sphere made of iron and nickel metals
    about 1,221 kilometers in radius
    • Has a density of 12.8g/cm3 at the top of the
    section and 13.1 g/cm3 at its deepest point
    • Temperature reaches as high as 5400 degrees
    Celsius
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oOuter core
    • Layer surrounding the inner core
    • About 2,300 kilometers thick, made of iron and
    nickel fluids
    • Has density of 9.9 g/cm3 at the top and 12.2 g/cm3
    at the bottom where it changes into the inner core
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oCore
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oMantle
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oMantle
    • The thickest layer located between the outer core
    and the crust
    • About 2,900 kilometers thick and has the
    consistency of caramel.
    • Hot, viscous mixture of molten rock
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oMantle
    • Comprise of a variety of oxides which includes
    oxygen, silicon and magnesium
    • Has density of 3.4 g/cm3 at the top and 5.6 g/cm3
    at the bottom where it changes into the outer
    core
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oMantle
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oCrust
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oCrust
    • The thinnest and outermost layer of the Earth
    • Goes about 30 kilometers deep on average land
    • At the ocean bed, the crust is thinner and
    extends about 5 kilometers from the sea floor to
    the top of the mantle
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oCrust
    • Subdivided into two types:
    1. Oceanic Crust
    2. Continental Crust
    The Earth
    o Crust
    1. Oceanic Crust
     Forms the bed of the world’s oceans and is thinner
    and younger as it is constantly renewed when it is
    sub ducted into the mantle
     Reappears as new crustal material at subterranean
    constructive margins, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
     6km thick on average
    The Earth
    o Crust
    2. Continental Crust
     Older and much thicker (36 km thick on average)
     Less dense material than that which forms oceanic crust
     Floats on the mantle with more buoyancy , the denser
    oceanic crust that descends into the mantle when the
    two types of crustal material collide at destructive
    margins.
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    oCrust
    The Earth
    Internal Structure
    • Activity:
    Directions: Using a picture of a hard-boiled egg cut in
    half, paste the picture in a short bond paper and
    identify which of the layers of the egg would represent
    each Earth’s layer. Label your picture accordingly. (15
    pts.)

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