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    The document describes the three main layers of the Earth - the core, mantle, and crust. The core is the innermost layer and is comprised of solid inner core and molten outer core made of nickel and iron. The mantle is the largest layer by volume and contains magma, with temperatures over 1200 degrees Celsius. The crust is the outermost layer and divided into thicker continental crust and thinner oceanic crust.

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    The document describes the three main layers of the Earth - the core, mantle, and crust. The core is the innermost layer and is comprised of solid inner core and molten outer core made of nickel and iron. The mantle is the largest layer by volume and contains magma, with temperatures over 1200 degrees Celsius. The crust is the outermost layer and divided into thicker continental crust and thinner oceanic crust.

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    The document describes the three main layers of the Earth - the core, mantle, and crust. The core is the innermost layer and is comprised of solid inner core and molten outer core made of nickel and iron. The mantle is the largest layer by volume and contains magma, with temperatures over 1200 degrees Celsius. The crust is the outermost layer and divided into thicker continental crust and thinner oceanic crust.

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    THE STRUCTURE OF

    THE EARTH
    The characteristics of the layers of the earth

    CORE 3500 km thick. Makes up 12% of the


    earths volume.
    Inner core ( made of solid matter, nickel and
    iron)
    Outer core ( made of molten).
    The temperature of the core is 3000-5000
    degrees Celsius.
    MANTLE 2900 km thick. It accounts for 84% of
    the earths volume. It is comprised of a mixture of
    rocks in the solid and molten state and is rich in
    iron and magnesium. Rocks in the molten state
    are called magma. The temperature in the mantle
    is over 1200 degrees Celsius. The mantle is
    responsible for the movement of the top layers
    above it.
    CRUST The outermost layer. Makes up 1%
    of the earths volume. It is about 10 to 70 km
    thick. It is divided into:
    (i) continental crust comprised of granitic
    rock, it is 37km thick, it is high in silica and
    aluminium SIAL
    (ii) oceanic crust comprised of basaltic rock, it
    is 8km thick, denser, it is high in silica and
    magnesium
    - SIMA
    QUICK QUESTIONS
    1. How thick is the core?
    a) 1200 km b) 2900 km c) 3500 km d) 70 km

    2. Which layer of the earth is 1200 degrees Celsius?


    a) core b) mantle c) crust d) inner core

    3. Rocks in the mantle are in a molten state called _______.


    a) nickel b) magnesium c) magma d) granite

    4. Which type of crust is comprised of silica and aluminium?


    a) oceanic b) continental c) inner core d) outer core

    5. Which layer of the earth accounts for 1% of the volume of the earth?
    a) core b) mantle c) crust d) oceanic crust

    6. What type of solid matter is the core comprised of?


    a) silica and aluminium b) silica and magnesium
    c) iron and magnesium d) nickel and iron
    7. The mantle accounts for ______ % of the earths
    volume.
    a) 12% b) 10 % c) 1% d) 84 %
    8. Which layer is responsible for the movement of parts
    of the earth?
    a) core b) mantle c) crust d) outer core
    9. Which layer of the earth do you think we live in?
    a) core c) oceanic crust
    b) mantle d) continental crust
    10. Why do you think we live on that layer of the earth?
    Complete the table on the characteristics of
    each layer of the earth

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