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STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
*Inner Core
*Outer Core
*Mantle
*Crust
The Crust
* The Earth’s crust is
like the skin of an
apple. It is very thin
compared to the
other three layers.
• *The crust makes up
1% of the Earth.
* The crust of the
Earth is broken into
many pieces called
plates.
The Crust
The crust is only about 3-5 miles
(8 kilometers) thick under the
oceans(oceanic crust) and about 25
miles (32 kilometers) thick under
the continents (continental crust).
The Crust
• Outer layer
• 5-100 km thick
• 2 types of crust
– Oceanic (very
dense, made of
basalt)
– Continental (less
dense, made of
granite)
Oceanic and Continental
Crust
• Granite/older Basalt/Younger
The Mantle
• Shell=crust
• Egg white=mantle
• Yolk=core
Physical Structure of the Earth