Question

describe the mantle

Answer 1

✔✔✔The interior of Earth, similar to the other terrestrial planets, is divided into layers of different composition. The mantle is a layer between the crust and the outer core. Earth's mantle is a silicate rocky shell with an average thickness of 2,886 kilometres (1,793 mi)......

Answer 2

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Mantle :

• The layer below the crust is called the mantle  

• The mantle is 2900 km thick .

• Its density varies between 3.5 and 5.5 g/cc.

• The mantle consists of two layers – the upper mantle and the lower mantle .

• The average temperature of upper mantle is 870 degree C and the lower mantle has average temperature is 2,200 degree C .

• The mantle is mostly  made up of Silicon , Iron and magnesium.

• The mantle is a semi solid plastic state .

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