Explain the structure of the earth.(In detail)
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The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth. It is made of solid rocks. It is mostly made of the lighter elements,...
The mantle is the layer of the Earth right below the crust. It is made mostly of oxygen, silicon and the heavier element...
The uppermost part of the mantle is solid, and forms the base of the crust. It is made of the heavy rock peridotite. The...
Upper aesthenosphere: magma
Lower aesthenosphere
Lower mantle
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The structure of the earth is divided into four major components: the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. Each layer has a unique chemical composition, physical state, and can impact life on Earth's surface
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-crust: In geology, a crust is the outermost layer of a planet. The crust of the Earth is composed of a great variety of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. The crust is underlain by the mantle. The upper part of the mantle is composed mostly of peridotite, a rock denser than rocks common in the overlying crust.
-mantel:mantle is a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust. Mantles are made of rock or ices, and are generally the largest and most massive layer of the planetary body. Mantles are characteristic of planetary bodies that have undergone differentiation by density.
-outer core:The outer core, about 2,200 kilometers (1,367 miles) thick, is mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel. The NiFe alloy of the outer core is very hot, between 4,500° and 5,500° Celsius (8,132° and 9,932° Fahrenheit)
-inner core:Earth's inner core is the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth. It is primarily a solid ball with a radius of about 1,220 km, which is about 20% of Earth's radius or 70% of the Moon's radius. There are no samples of Earth's core available for direct measurement, as there are for Earth's mantle.
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