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The four major layers of Earth from the surface to the center are: 1. The Crust--The outer skin of the planet is composed of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock. 2. The Mantle--The layer directly below the crust which is delineated from the crust by the Mohorovicic Discontinuity, where seismic waves increase in velocity. The division between the mantle and the crust is a chemical one, the rocks and constituent minerals being higher in magnesium and lower in silicon and aluminum than crustal rocks. The mantle comprises 84% of Earth's volume. 3. The Outer Core--The outer core lies at a depth from 2900 km to 5150 km. It's composed of liquid iron and nickel along with small amounts of lighter elements, with temperatures ranging from 4,000 degrees C to 6,100 degrees C near the boundary with the inner core. 4. The Inner Core--From the boundary with the outer core to the center of the Earth, a distance of about 1220 km is the solid sphere of the inner core, a ball of incredibly hot iron-nickel alloy. Temperatures here reach between 5,000 and 7,000 degrees C, and pressures are calculated to be around 3,000,000 units of atmospheric pressure. Despite the high temperature, at these pressures the metals cannot remain molten.
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1. crust
2. moho
3. upper mantle
4.transition zone
5. lower mantle
6. outer core
7. inner core
lithosphere (crust and upper mantle)
asthenosphere (lower mantle)
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How do the four layers of the Earth are connected?
It does not touch
Which of the four main layers of earth is the thickest?
the thickest is mantle
Earth's atmosphere is made up of four different layers. In which of the following layers does virtually all of Earth's weather take place?
the troposphere
Does earth have five layers?
no it has four main layers. They are the crust, mantle, inner core and outer core
How many earth layer are there?
The earth has four layers, the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
How many layers does the inside of the earth as?
four.
How do the four layers of the Earth are connected?
It does not touch
What are the of the four layers of earth's atmosphere?
The four main layers of Earth's atmosphere are Toposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere. (The Thermosphere ends at 62 miles from earth's surface. or, where space starts.TroposphereExosphereIonosphereOzonosphere
What elements are found in the layers of the earth?
The element which is found in the four layers of earth is hydrogen. There is a percentage of hydrogen in every layer of the earth.
Which of the four main layers of earth is the thickest?
the thickest is mantle
Earth's atmosphere is made up of four different layers. In which of the following layers does virtually all of Earth's weather take place?
the troposphere
Does earth have five layers?
no it has four main layers. They are the crust, mantle, inner core and outer core
What are four main layers of earths atmosphere?
The four main layers of Earth's atmosphere are Toposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere. (The Thermosphere ends at 62 miles from earth's surface. or, where space starts.TroposphereExosphereIonosphereOzonosphere
How many earth layer are there?
The earth has four layers, the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
What are the four main layers of the earth's atmosphere?
Tropsophere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere, And The Mesosphere.
What are the colors of the four layers of earth?
brown everything is a mess of brown and purple
Are there 5 layers compostional in the Earth?
there are four biosphere,atmosphere,hydrosphere,and lithosphere
