Earth layers

Layers of the Earth

Earth is made up of 3 main layers
• Crust
• Mantle
• Core

Each layer has it’s own individual composition and physical properties.
 CRUST
Physical Properties:
• Outermost layer
• Thinnest layer (5-70km thick)
• Surface temperature
• 1% of Earth’s mass
Composition:
• Consists of loose rocks & soil
The crust is very thin!!
2 Types of Crust

Continental Crust:
• Dry land

Oceanic Crust:
• Ocean floor
 MANTLE

Physical Properties:
• Thickest layer (2900km
thick)
• 1600-4000 F
• 66% of earth’s mass
Composition:
• Molten rock
• Magma
 CORE
Physical properties:
• HOT! 4000-8000 F
• Very dense
• High pressure
• 4000 miles from surface
• 33% of Earth’s mass
Composition:
• Iron and Nickel (metals)
What have you noticed about temperature
and pressure?
• As you get deeper inside the Earth, temperature and
pressure increases
The 3 main layers
of the Earth can
be
divided further by
the way they “act”
within the Earth
and by their
different physical
properties.