what is inside our? Define layers of earth in about( 150) words...
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The Earth has four layers: the solid crust on the outside, the mantle and the core — split between the outer core and the inner core.
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Explanation:
Interior of the Earth:
The earth is made up of several concentric layers with one inside another, just like an onion.
Crust:
- The uppermost layer on the earth’s surface is called the crust.
- It is the thinnest of all the layers.
- It is about 35 km, thick on the continental masses and only 5 km thick on the ocean floors.
- Main minerals constituent of the continental mass are silica and alumina.
- It is thus called sial (si – silica and al – alumina).
- The oceanic crust mainly consists of silica and magnesium.
- It is therefore called sima (si – silica and ma – magnesium)
Mantle
- Just beneath the crust is the mantle.
- It extends up to a depth of 2900 km below the crust.
Core
- The innermost layer is the core with a radius of about 3500 km.
- It is mainly made up of nickel and iron.
- Hence it is called nife (ni—nickel and fe—ferrous i.e., iron).
- The central core has very high temperature and pressure.
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