Earth Layers

convection current

Happen in the earths mantle

inner core

a dense ball of solid metal that is beneath the mantle

Oceanic Crust

earths crust located under the ocean

Density

how much space an object or substance takes up (its volume) in relation to the amount of matter in that object or substance (its mass).

What layer of the earth is the most dense?

inner core

Temperature

A measure of how hot or cold something is.

Continental Crust

A solid, thin outermost layer of Earth

List the layers of the earth from coolest to warmest

Crust Mantle Outer Core Inner Core

Mantle

The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.

Crust

The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle

Composition of the inner core

iron and nickel

Composition of outer core

liquid iron and nickel

Composition of mantle

magnesium, aluminum, silicon

What is the thickest layer of the earth?

mantle

What is the only liquid layer in the earth?

outer core

Composition of crust

oxygen and silicon

Pressure

the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface

outer core

the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core