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