Composition (What is it made of?) Divided into 3 layers: Crust Mantle Core
The Crust: Rigid Outer Layer CONTINENTAL Thick Less dense Made of granite OCEANIC Thin Very dense Made of basalt Continental CrustOceanic Crust Mantle
The Mantle Thickest layer Hot, slow-flowing solid rock Made of magnesium
The Core Center of the Earth Densest layer Made of mostly iron and nickel Divided into 2 parts
Physical Layers Divided into 5 layers based on: – Temperature – Density – Ability to flow (solid/liquid) Lithosphere Asthenosphere Mesosphere Outer Core Inner Core
Lithosphere Outermost, rigid layer (solid) Divided into tectonic plates Made of the crust and upper mantle Thinnest layer Lithosphere
Asthenosphere Soft solid Tectonic plates float on this layer Moves as fast as your fingernails grow Weak layer “Putty”-like layer Asthenosphere
Mesosphere Solid Strong Thickest layer Lower part of the Mantle Mesosphere
Outer Core Liquid- rock melts Surrounds the inner core Outer Core
Inner Core Solid- due to extreme pressure Dense center of the Earth Hottest layer Inner Core